Investigating the Impact of Project Planning On Project Success: A Case of Construction Industry

Abstract

Project success is considered as the most significant topic in the project management. While the planning phase of the project presents a significant part while executing a project. Considering the importance of the project planning, the current study investigated the impact of the project planning on project success in construction industry at Pakistan. For this purpose, adopting descriptive research design, a total of six construction industries were chosen a sample of 110 employees were chosen from these companies through convenient sampling technique. Data was collected from the sample through adopted questionnaire and was analyzed though statistical techniques. The findings of the current study revealed that there existed significant positive relationship between the project planning and the project success. The correlation analysis shows that the value of the correlation coefficient between the project planning and project success is 0.421 indicating a strong positive relationship between the study variables. Likewise, the regression analysis shows that the project planning has a significant impact on the project success leading to the acceptance of the hypothesis of the study. The mangers should and the policy makers of the project in the construction industry should make policies regarding the project planning that should be adopted.