Effective Project Control Techniques Assessment in Saudi Arabian Construction Industry

Abstract

Project performance is determined to a great extent by effective cost and time control. The method of control and monitoring is crucial in project construction management. Construction contractors must incorporate the most sophisticated monitoring and control methods to achieve project goals. This research study analyzed project monitoring control methods implemented by the organization in the Saudi Arabian Mega Projects. For the data collection, a questionnaire survey was conducted with clients, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors on the project with minimum 5 years of experience in implementing the project monitoring and control techniques. The Analysis was conducted using the relative importance index (RII) and ranking the factors based on the percentage of relative importance. According to the data, the method of project management used by a construction company is correlated with project progress or success. It was also concluded that using a project control system like CPM combined with EVM as implemented by the organization in Maga projects work exceptionally well in achieving project goals. The conclusions led to many recommendations. The monitoring and control activities should be seen as necessary to the project team since it is part of the organization's project. Qualified professionals should be responsible for managing project management controlling tools and techniques to achieve the desired goals.