Factors Contributing to Successful Implementation of Construction Projects in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka

Construction industry is very dynamic in nature owing to increasing uncertainties in turbulent environment, in which building construction projects have now become much more complicated. Hence, the main objective of this study was to identify the factors contributing to successful implementation of construction project. The study encompasses five independent variables such as contractor experience, project planning, project team motivation, project control systems and project manager capabilities while keeping project success as dependent variable. Population of this study was all registered and unregistered building contractors of National Constriction Association of Sri Lanka, in Anuradhapura District and among them 50 respondents were taken as sample of the study based on simple random sampling technique. Data were collected from 50 respondents through closed ended questionnaires by Licked five scale systems and 100% response rate was achieved. Both independent and dependent variables were measured. Collected data ware analyzed through descriptive tests, correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis with reference to the research objectives via SPSS software. Correlation of the study indicated that project planning and project team motivation have statistically significant positive correlation with project success while contractor experience, project control systems and project manager capabilities showing statistically insignificant correlation with project success. Finally, light of regression indicated that project planning and project team motivation are the most important to forecast project success. As recommendation, researcher suggests that project manager should have a well-developed project plan and a policy package to motivate project team to make their project success