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The Degree of Consistency Through Adopting SMART Objectives for Succession of Feasibility Studies to Infrastructure Projects

Ryad Tuma Hazem, Ali Hasan Hadi, Yasser Sahib Nassar

Abstract


The process of formulating the basic strategies in a construction project must go through a set of stages. The desired objectives in feasibility studies should be highlighted to ensure that the packages of the infrastructure projects are moving smoothly in terms of the desired goal. In order to meet ambition for the long term in infrastructure projects, it is required to adopt the five pillars of SMART for rectifying the paths of feasibility studies. The study is a summarizing of fifteen elements that could have negative impacts on outputs of feasibility studies. The designed questionnaires have already been distributed via two stages to the experts/consultants in project management and others. 63 questionnaires were collected to find the negative impact of the elements, and the second stage included 89 participants for measuring their responses about the extent to which previous studies that were prepared over the past five years matched the concept of SMART-objectives. Based on the theoretical principle through analyzing the responses/opinions of participating experts, it was found that the feasibility studies for infrastructure projects obtained the following percentages: 46.07%, 41.57%, 28.09%, 22.47%, and 22.47%. This reflects that the objectives of the infrastructure project were specific, measured, achievable, relevant, and Time-Bound) in sequence consistent with the mentioned percentages. For the improvement outcomes of feasibility studies for infrastructure projects, that required a clear and invaluable link among all feasibility studies and the concept of applying the SMART-five pillars.

 

Doi: 10.28991/HIJ-2024-05-03-05

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Keywords


Feasibality; Smart Objectives; Infrastructuer Project; Construction Management.

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