Title: Factors influencing life cycle management for community infrastructure development

Authors: Preenithi Aksorn; Chotchai Charoenngam

Addresses: School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Phatumthani 12120, Thailand ' School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Phatumthani 12120, Thailand

Abstract: This research has focused on the practice of life cycle management through the process of community infrastructure development in Thailand. The main objective was to identify success factors influencing community infrastructure projects throughout the life cycle. The assessment was based on fresh and thorough informative investigation of the community background. The activities of projects were investigated by documentation, observing and interviewing professional management agencies, government agencies, local governments, and by questing villagers. All contextual conditions relevant to the phenomenon were drawn out and studied carefully. In-depth information that was put into practice was gathered by a multiple case studies investigation in which the semi-structured interview instrument had been illustrated earlier. Triangulation method was used to check and establish validity in the studies by analysing research questions from multiple perspectives. The data was analysed and identified for the precise outcomes. The finding showed 12 key success factors were influenced throughout the life cycle management investigation.

Keywords: critical success factors; CSFs; life cycle management; LCM; project life cycle; project management; community infrastructure development; Thailand.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2016.075782

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2016 Vol.8 No.1, pp.63 - 86

Accepted: 03 Oct 2013
Published online: 05 Apr 2016 *

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