Is construction different?
Author InfoDavid James Bryde Abstract Although poor project management (PM) performance on construction projects and limitations in PM practices continue to be reported, there has been little research specifically focused on comparing perceptions of PM performance and practices of the construction business sector with other sectors and of construction projects with other types of project. This gap is addressed by a survey of 238 UK organizations, incorporating a sub-sample from the construction business sector. A questionnaire was used to obtain data relating to perceived levels of PM performance and of levels of maturity in certain PM practices. Those involved in projects in the construction business sector perceived their PM performance to be higher than did those involved in projects from other business sectors. However, there was no difference in perceptions of PM performance on specific construction projects among participants drawn from all business sectors, i.e. owner/clients fr