Determinants of Successful Collaborative Project Management: Insights From Malaysian Construction Industry

Abstract

Project management (PM) has garnered significant attention from both academia and business stakeholders to understand the factors that contribute to the success of project delivery. Despite years of accumulated experience and a significant increase in the number of certified project managers, the success rate of construction projects remains relatively low. This study aims to explore possible determinants for collaborative project management success and validate the framework in the context of the Malaysian construction industry. Specifically, the study tested project management maturity, decision-making management, knowledge management, organizational culture, coordination, and PM certification as antecedents for collaborative project management success. The study adopted a quantitative research approach and used a close-ended questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The questionnaires were distributed to local project practitioners, and the 232 responses were analyzed using Partial Least Squares of the Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The empirical evidence indicates significant relationships between the identified determinants and project management success. The study's findings can be applied to manage construction projects or any other collaborative project and also contribute to the project management body of knowledge and elaboration of Coordination Theory application in home construction projects. However, emerging challenges to PM in the post-COVID era suggest that further studies on PM success factors are necessary.

Keywords

• business decision making
• collaborative project management
• coordination
• knowledge management
• project management maturity