Critical success criteria for mass house building projects in developing countries

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 675-687

  Ahadzie, D K ^a   Proverbs, D G ^a   Olomolaiye, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghana; Mass house building projects (MHBPs); Repetitive management techniques; Success criteria and factor analysis

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYS;

DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; FACTORS ANALYSIS; GHANA; HOUSE BUILDING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANAGEMENT SKILLS; MASS HOUSE BUILDING PROJECTS (MHBPS); PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PROJECT SUCCESS; PROJECT SUCCESS CRITERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; REPETITIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS; SUCCESS CRITERIA AND FACTOR ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HOUSING PROJECT; HOUSING PROVISION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 49349083322     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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