Applicability of Earned Value Technique in the Construction Industry In Sudan

Abstract

The construction industry is one of oldest industries in the world and Sudan especially construction industry transform physical resources into useful structure. There are many parties involved in the construction industry in Sudan. Therefore construction is one of the challenging industries. Before commencing with the projects, proper planning have to be carried out first. It is very important for project manager and contractors to understand and use the project management tools and techniques in management projects and one of these techniques is Earned Value Management Techniques. The research problem is lacking of using adequate methods of analyzing and controlling the performance of construction projects in the world general and especially in Sudan .Analyzing and controlling the performance of construction projects plays important role in managing the success completion of a project in the world general and especially in Sudan. The objectives of the study are to identify the elements of the success of the projects, to identify the level of understanding of using Earned Value technique (EV) in construction project in Sudan, To identify the frequency of using Earned Value technique (EV) in construction project in Sudan , To identify the importance of using project management in analyzing and controlling the performance of construction projects in Sudan and finally to identify the advantage and disadvantage of using Earned Value technique (EV) in construction project in Sudan. At the end, it was concluded and suggested that stronger implementations of the principles of EVM result in greater levels of project success in Sudan.