Factors impeding successful engineering project management in a specialised global drilling services company
Abstract
Projects that fail, for whatever reason, can impact negatively on society, organisations, and other
stakeholders. In a competitive business environment, the use of project management can allow
organizations to strategically structure themselves to achieve their business goals and needs. In
this way, organizations can invest in more effective project management that is aimed at achieving
better performance, maximizing the possibility of success, and minimizing the chance of failure.
Within this context, organizations must know which critical factors are most responsible for the
success of a project to manage these factors in the best possible manner. Several researchers
have identified various critical success factors that can influence the outcome and success of a
project. This research aims to identify the factors impeding successful project management within
a global specialised drilling services company. The factors were identified through a literature
review and applied in a qualitative study through looking at publications by various authors to
narrow down the list of critical success factors by identifying them in different studies. Through
analysis of the company the list of critical success factors were narrowed down to five factors
which includes the following: Clear realistic objectives, Sufficient/well allocated resources,
Skilled/suitably qualified/ sufficient staff/team, Adequate budget, Good communication/ feedback.
Best practises in project management were analysed and four of the ten knowledge areas as
paraphrased by the PMBOK® Guide were identified. Recommendations based on the findings of
the study were offered to the company to improve the project management process and reduce
the impact of the identified factor on project success.
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