Analyzing the Relationship between Project Success and Critical Success Factors An Empirical Investigation for USAID Funded International Development Projects in Pakistan
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Date
2018
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University of Management & Technology
Abstract
This study follows the updated framework of project success considering project
sustainability, long term impact and stakeholders satisfaction in addition to traditional
parameters of time, cost and scope. Instead of following a life-cycle based approach,
the critical success factors pertaining to implementing organizations have been taken
to study their relationship with the project success. These factors include availability
of project funding, trainings of staff, clearly defined objectives, involvement of
beneficiaries in decision making, communications with staff and provision of security
to staff. A questionnaire adapted from the available literature on international
development projects is administered to collect responses from development
professionals who have worked in USAID funded international development projects
in Pakistan. The respondents include managers, specialists, component leads, officers
and associates. The analysis of the relationship reveals that availability of project
funding, trainings of staff, clearly defined objectives, involvement of beneficiaries in
decision making and provision of security to staff positively influence the success of
USAID funded international development projects in Pakistan.
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Dr. Naveed Yazdani
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Project success; Critical success factors; International development projects; USAID, MS