Critical success factors (CSFs) in brownfield construction project.

Abstract

A minimal number of studies have explored developing the critical success factors (CSFs) in brownfield construction project in Malaysia. This study intends to understand the CSFs perceived from the construction practitioners, identify all CSFs, and establish the top five (5) most influential CSFs. Brownfield project refers to a project that performs construction, modification, and rejuvenation work on the existing Oil & Gas ( O&G ) platform and ongoing operations with intentions for major or minor expansion, debottlenecking, or rejuvenations in a live plant, to tie-ins of a new element. In the volatile of market prices, O&G companies are preferable to perform redevelopment of existing fields that the underlying basis is lower capital expenditure (CAPEX) compare to greenfield projects and provide the higher return of investment (ROI). In this study, the literature review was performed, conducted a semi-structured interview, and distributed surveys to respondents from various O&G companies in Malaysia. From the questionnaires survey conducted, a correlation will be tested study on to tabulate the CSFs. Furthermore, the result from the questionnaires will be analysed using the Relative Importance Index (RII), then to define and to develop the top five (5) most influential CSFs. The discussion further suggested that the management strategy can be taken to manage all the identified CSFs from the surveyed and analysed.