Validated Scale of Critical Factors Affecting Fast-Track Construction

Full Research Title: Developing a Validated Scale of Critical Factors Affecting Fast-Track Construction Management for Infrastructure Projects
The main objective of this research is to develop a validated scale to measure the critical factors causing delays in mega-infrastructure projects that employ
a fast-track construction management method to enhance project performance and satisfy client objectives.
Specifically, the study will address the following:

1. Determine the critical factors based on existing literature and studies.
2. Analyze the obtained list and get feedback from industry and academic construction management experts to develop a scale of critical factors.
3. Refine the scale using the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and reliability analysis.
4. Establish critical factors’ convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).
5. Propose a standard methodology that can be tested globally and extended further using the refined and validated scale.

Sample Solution

1. Socioeconomic Factors: Socioeconomic factors, such as income level, educational attainment, and occupation have been linked to health outcomes.

2. Health Behaviors: Health behaviors, including smoking, alcohol use, physical activity levels and diet are also important determinants of health outcomes.

3. Environment: The physical environment in which people live can affect their health outcomes by affecting access to healthy foods or recreational activities and exposure to air pollutants and toxic substances.