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  The Association between Project Success and Project Initiation
    Phase: A Study on Some Selected Projects in Bangladesh
                  Md. Shariful Islam1* Md. Nazim Uddin Bhuiyan2 Mahfuzul Hoque Ph. D.3
 1. Lecturer, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342,
    Bangladesh. Tel:+88-01914-959642
 2. Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Ramna, Dhaka,
    Bangladesh. Tel:+88-01818-946368
 3. Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Ramna, Dhaka,
    Bangladesh.Tel:+88-01711-151515
    *Email of the Corresponding Author: sharif10.ais.du2004@gmail.com



Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine empirically the association between the different phases of project
initiation process and the project success in the environment of Bangladesh. The study samples 50 companies,
local and foreign, operating in real estate, garments, and electronics sector in Bangladesh. The result of the study
indicates that most of the factors in the project initiation process have significant positive relationship to the
project success other than project taken based on opportunity and feasibility study done by specialized firms.
The study is important to managers, policymakers, and academics as it demonstrates which factors of project
initiation process contribute significantly to the successful completion of a project. There is no research on the
association between the different phases of project initiation process and the project success in Bangladesh. This
study extends the literature by demonstrating the impact of different phases of project initiation process on
project success.
Key Words: Project Success; Business Case; Project Initiation; Project office; Project Phase review.


1. INTRODUCTION
The past several decades have been marked by rapid growth in the use of project management as a means by
which organizations achieve their objectives. Project management provides an organization with powerful tools
that improve its ability to plan, implement, and control its activities as well as the ways in which it utilizes its
people and resources. Project management has emerged because the characteristics of our contemporary society
demand the development of new methods of management. In Bangladesh, this is also true. Many of the
multinational companies, government agencies, and private companies are using the project management to
implement their projects. In developed countries, there have been many works on the project management and
its effectiveness of achieving the success of the organization. However, very less has been done in our country.
To make a project successful several steps are followed in the project management. Though all of these are
important, most important is the project initiation or beginning process because at this stage, the viability of the
project is checked and other prerequisites are made. So far, no study on how the project initiation of a company
affects the success of the project has been found in project management literature in Bangladesh. The aim of this
paper is to analyze the association between the effective project initiation process and the overall project
success. With this aim in view, the rest of the paper is organized as follows: second section provides a review of
the relevant literature, the third section outlines the research design, and the fourth section sets out the
hypothesis of the study. The fifth, sixth and seventh sections explain the variables, present the result of the
regression analysis with a discussion on the findings. The eighth and ninth sections outline the tests carried out
to test the validity and stability of the models developed in the paper and finally summarizes the findings of the
study and draws conclusion.


2. REVIEW OF EXISTING LITERATURE




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 The section reviews research that has focused primarily on the association between project initiation process
and the project success. A questionnaire is prepared to identify the different variables of success in the project
initiation process in the context on Bangladesh.
Meredith and Mantel (2006, p. 113) describes the importance of various phases of the project initiation process
in the accomplishment of a project. They cover the role of the project manager, the various ways the project can
be organized, and the special requirements for managing a cross-cultural project. They also show that the
success of a project is largely dependent on the conduct of feasibility study. In addition, emphasis is given to
conduct the feasibility study by a specialized firm that has enough experiences. They have shown that the
feasibility studies done by inexperienced firms tend to produce inaccurate data and the information of those
feasibility studies do not provided good basis for making accurate information. Project charter and project office
are also important in order to facilitate the smooth operation of projects.
Kim Heldman (2007, p. 285) shows how important the project initiation process in the success of project
accomplishment. He classifies the project life cycle (according to the PMBOK Guide) in the following ways-
initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing. Among them it is described the project
initiation process is the most important because in this phase major decisions regarding the project and the
allocation of resource decision are made. So the companies should consider all phases of the project initiation
process very importantly. He also describes the importance of different phases of the project initiation. It is
proved that feasibility study is not very much important in the success of the project in the industries that have
already saturated. Rather feasibility study is important on the project of new venture or the project in which the
company is first time attempting to undertake. He emphasizes on the phase review and the project office in order
to find the deviation from the action desired. He shows that the project taken based on the problem or
opportunity has different behaviors in regarding the successful completion of the project. They do not have the
uniform characteristics in achieving project success. They show different results under different circumstances.
However, the project based on opportunity is more likely to be successful in developing countries.
Peter Hobbs (2008) also shows the project initiation process in relation to the successful completion of a project.
However, his association was related to the most of the cases the developed nation environment. He mostly
emphasizes on the phase review of the project initiation process. He says phase review helps to control and
monitor the other phases of the project initiation process. It also shows the conducting of feasibility study.
William and Taylor (2008) emphasizes on a very different and dissimilar points for the successful completion of
the projects. They focus on the communications for successful completion of a project. Their finding suggests
that, because of miscommunication most of the projects fail. However, their emphasis was not on only the
initiation process, but also the overall process of the projects. The present study does not cover this aspect of the
project.
 Richard Newton (2009, p.1013) focuses heavily on the project manager. He says that the project manager is
very much influential in retaining a project from failure. He considers that a project is very much dependent on
the proper coordination and communication of the project managers. He says that project manager must be
competent to cope with the requirement of a project. A project manager should not be allowed to engage in all
projects. Even he emphasizes on the specialization of the project managers by engaging them in the similar
project even if they are competent in conducting other projects.



3. RESEARCH DESIGN
A total of 50 companies, local and foreign, operating in real estate, garments and electronics sector in
Bangladesh is included in the study. The sample consists of 35 real estate, 10 garments business and 5
electronics companies.
A success index is constructed based on the questionnaire survey containing 10 questions. 2 questions are
related to the background of the project undertaken. 3 questions are related to feasibility study. 1 question is
related to each of the project phase review, project team, project charter. The answer to each question is graded
on a five-point scale. The scale is provided in the questionnaire appended in the appendix. All of the
respondents are asked to answer to the questions regarding the project initiation phases and next a question is
provided to answer whether they think that if the above-mentioned phases are followed then what the extent of



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  the project success is. Based on their information the SPSS software package is used to find out the effect of the
  various phases of the project initiation process on the extent of the project success.


  4. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
  The primary aim of this article, as mentioned earlier, is to examine the association between the extent of success
  and the project initiation process. The expected association is examined by testing the following hypothesis.
  H0: There is no significant association between the project initiation phases (Business cases, feasibility study,
      project charter, project office, project team, project review) and the extent of project success.
  The analysis is carried out by means of multiple linear regression techniques. The dependent variable is the
  project’s success (ProSucc) and the explanatory variables are the Business Case, i.e. Problem (ProProb),
  Opportunity (ProOppr),Feasibility Study (FeaStu), Decision on FS (DecFs), Feasibility Study by Specialized
  firm(SpeFs), Project Charter (ProCha), Project team (ProTeam), Project Office (ProOff) and the Project Review
  (ProRev).


  5. THE DEPENDENT & EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
  5.1 Dependent Variables: The present study focuses on the success of the project. There are many ways by
  which the success of a project can be measured. But most of the time, it is agreed that the project that meets the
  quality as expected by the customers, the cost is within the budget and the project is completed timely, is a
  successful project. The present study also assumes the same criteria for successful completion of a project.
  5.2 Explanatory Variables:
  i)       Project taken based on opportunity (ProOppr): The first explanatory variable here is considered the
           opportunity. Many of writers consider that opportunity plays a key role in the successful accomplishment
           of the projects. Actually, the writers here consider the mental motivation to capitalize on the opportunity.
           They found that the opportunity gives the project manager a mental stimulus to make the project
           successful.
ii)        Project taken based on Problem (ProProb): Many times projects are undertaken to solve the problem
           that the companies are facing and for which the company wants an immediate solution. Most of the
           projects undertaken based on problem are very likely to be successful because they are small in nature
           and the company gets very much engrossed to get it done.
      iii) Consideration of Feasibility Study (FeaStu): Feasibility study is done to test the viability of a project.
           By feasibility study, it is tested whether the project is worth further pursuing. Feasibility study is
           considered very much important in case of large projects and the projects of complex nature. They are
           few writers who do not emphasize the importance of feasibility study in the successful accomplishment
           of the projects. But they differ in respect of situations in which the feasibility study is best suited for the
           successful completion of the projects.
     iv) Decision Based on Feasibility Study (DecFs): Though feasibility study is considered very important,
           sometimes decisions are not taken based on the feasibility study. Decisions are taken either at the intent
           of the top management or groupthink hampers the proper decision-making. However, the different studies
           support that decisions should be based on the output of the feasibility study if conducted properly.
     v) Feasibility Study done by specialized firm (SpeFs): In case of important and complex projects, it is
           important that a specialized firm do the feasibility study. Research supports that feasibility study done by
           the specialized firms are more likely to provide valuable information, than the feasibility study done by
           less specialized firms.
    vi)    Project Charter Undertaken (ProCha): Project charter is the written acknowledgement that the project
           exists. The project charter names the project manager and gives that person the authority to assign
           organizational resources to the project. It is very valuable to have a project charter for every project,
           because it facilitates the proper understanding of the responsibility and authority of the project managers.
    vii) Project Team competent with the requirement of the project (ProTeam): There is no denying the fact
           that the overall success of a project is dependent upon the competence of the project team. Most of the
           studies have supported this. A good, competent, and efficient project team is more likely to contribute to
           the success of a project than a less efficient project team.



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viii)   Project office should be maintained (ProOff): For proper operation and maintenance, a project
        management office is very much important. It helps to coordinate and control the activities of a project.
        Project office also facilitates effective utilization of the resources. Studies show that project office
        contributes greatly for the successful completion of the projects.
ix)     Have phases of Project review (ProRev): Phase review is very much important in order to find out the
        deviation or the lacking in the process from expectation. A good phase review increases the possibility of
        finding the limitations of the project initiation processes. It also facilitates the quick detection of the
        misuse of the resources. Studies show that good phase review increases the probability of a project being
        successful.

6. TEST OF HYPOTHESIS
The descriptive statistics for the explanatory and dependent variables is presented in the appendices (Table -1).
The skewness and kurtosis of the variables are also provided.
A correlation matrix of all the above explanatory variables along with the dependent variables is constructed
which is shown in Table 2. The reason for inclusion or exclusion of a variable has been detailed in the preceding
section. Therefore, the final model based on the combined sample stands as follows:
The Model is
          ProSucc = a + β1ProOppr + β2ProPrb + β3FeaStu + β4DecFs + β5SpeFs + β6ProCha + β7ProTeam
                     + β8ProOff + β9ProRev + ε ………………. (1)
The model developed here is based on the sample of 50 companies. A summary of the regression output using
the ‘enter’ method for the model is shown in Table 3.


7. DISCUSSIONS OF THE RESULTS
The regression analysis carried out in this study has some unique aspects. First, the sample provides an
approximate fair representation of the companies that make use of project management tools. All major
companies are covered by the sample that encompasses companies from both the private and public sectors.
From Table 1 it is seen that the mean statistics of all of the studied variables are between 3 and 4 which means
that the studied variables are important in the project success. Moreover, the statistics of skewness and kurtosis
also support this. Furthermore, to assess whether the sample suffered from multicollinearity the correlation
matrix is calculated. The table shows that the correlation between the pairs is not significant because none of the
correlation coefficient is so high (>0.75) as to present significant multicollinearity problems. The regression
output shown in table 3 indicates that the model is significant with an adjusted R2 of 0.58. This is consistent with
some of other studies. For each variable other than Project taken based on problem (ProPrb) and Feasibility
Study done by Specialized firms (SpeFs) has positive beta coefficient that means they contribute to the success
of the project. Moreover, the p value of the variables is not large enough to accept the hypothesis. However, the
result does not agree with some of other studies in terms of Project taken based on problem (ProPrb) and
Feasibility Study done by Specialized firms (SpeFs). The project taken on the basis of problem might not be
successful due to the fact that in our country we consider project management practice works best in terms of
opportunity and most companies tend to use project management effectively in case of availing of opportunity.
Project management practice, though used for problem, does not bring success due to the nature of problem
itself and the lack of interest to use project management effectively. In case of feasibility study done by
specialized firms, our result is directly opposite to that of the most of the studies. It provides a dramatic scenario
that focuses attention on further research to identify the factors responsible for this.


8. TESTS OF THE REGRESSION MODELS
The model developed in this paper has been tested for multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity, and stability. The
tests and the results are presented in the following-
Tests for Multicollinearity: To determine whether the variables suffered from multicollinearity a correlation
matrix is developed. From the matrix, it is seen that the correlations between independent variables are
significant at 1% and 5%. Furthermore none of the correlation coefficients is so high (>0.75) as to present
significant multicollinearity problems (D.A. Lind et al .2005)


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Tests for heteroskedasticity: If the residuals of a regression equation are found to follow certain trend instead
of, having a constant variance, heteroskedasticity problem is warranted. The following tests for detecting
heteroskedasticity have been undertaken-
         (i)  The standardized & unstandardized residuals have been plotted in histograms and all of them were
              found to be normally distributed.
         (ii) The observed residuals have been plotted against expected probability plot and the observed
              residuals were found to follow the expected probability plot and the observed residuals were found
              to follow the expected normal probability line.
Test for Stability: The stability of the model is tested using the Chow test that involves splitting the sample into
two sub-samples and running the regressions separately for both the sub-samples. In the present study, the
sample was divided into two sub-samples based on the using feasibility study and the regressions were run for
both of them. No significant differences were found in the significant and insignificant variables across the sub-
samples. Therefore, the results can be expected to remain valid across samples of companies from the same
population.


9. SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
The objective of this study was to focus on the relationship between project success and project initiation
processes. In particular, we have studied different phases of project initiation process in order to measure their
effects on project success: project taken based on Problem and Opportunity, Conduct of Feasibility Study,
Decision taken on the basis of Feasibility Study, Feasibility Study done by specialized firm, having Project
Charter, Project Office and the Project Review.
With regard to each variable other than the project taken based on problem and feasibility study done by
specialized firm there is a positive relation. That each factor contributes significantly to the success of a project.
However, the result for project taken based on problem shows a negative relation. This is due to the fact that in
our country we consider project management practice works best in terms of opportunity and most companies
tend to use project management effectively in case of availing of opportunity. Project management practice,
though used for problem, does not bring success due to the nature of problem itself and the lack of interest to
use project management effectively. This result is inconsistent with the result of most of the other studies done
in different countries.
In relation to the Feasibility Study done by the specialized firms it is seen that the rate of success of project is
very high. However, our study provides an opposite results that is there is a negative relation. This is quite
unexpected and this warrants further research to identify the factors responsible for this.
The study has several implications. First, it helps identify which factors of project initiation process are most
important for successful completion of a project. Second, it provides policymakers to prescribe guidelines for
big and important projects for their successful completion. Finally, the study opens up new horizons for further
study in the area of project management practice in Bangladesh.
Further researches can be conducted in the same context by applying a different project success index or
including the other variables of the project initiation process that might have significant effect on the project
success.


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APPENDICES:
                                                  Questionnaire
No                      Questions                                                 Answers
                                                         Strongly   Disagree   Neutral   Agree   Strongly
                                                        Disagree                                  Agree

01   The project should taken on the basis of the
     opportunity
02    The project should taken on the basis of the
     problem faced
03    The feasibility study should considered before
     initiating a project
04   The decision should be based on the final output
     of feasibility study
05    The feasibility study should be accomplished
     by the organization itself or any other
     specialized firm
06    There should be a project charter for the
     project undertaken
07   The project team should be competent with the
     requirements of the project

08   There should be a project office for the project
     you have undertaken
09   The project initiation phase should be followed
     by a phase review
10   The project success is very much dependent on
     the project initiation process (the steps above
     mentioned)


1= Strongly Disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Neutral; 4 = Agree; 5 = Strongly Agree.




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                        Table 1: Descriptive Statistics of the Dependent & Explanatory Variables



                                                                                                                 Skewness                         Kurtosis




                                                                                                                      Std. Error




                                                                                                                                                        Std. Error
                                          Maximum
                              Minimum




                                                                           Deviation


                                                                                        Variance
                  Statistic



                              Statistic


                                           Statistic


                                                           Statistic




                                                                           Statistic


                                                                                        Statistic

                                                                                                     Statistic




                                                                                                                                      Statistic
                                                            Mean



                                                                             Std.
             N




ProSucc          50           2.00        5.00             4.2200          0.9321       0.869         -1.093           0.337             0.386           0.662
ProOppr          50           2.00        5.00             4.0600          0.8429       0.711         -0.755           0.337             0.249           0.662
ProProb          50           2.00        5.00             3.6600          0.9606       0.923         -0.118           0.337           -0.910            0.662
FeaStu           50           3.00        5.00             4.1000          0.6144       0.378         -0.055           0.337           -0.260            0.662
Dec Fs           50           2.00        5.00             4.1600          0.6180       0.382         -0.647           0.337             2.132           0.662
SpeFs            50           3.00        5.00             3.9000          0.6776       0.459           0.123          0.337           -0.746            0.662
ProCha           50           2.00        5.00             3.9400          0.7398       0.547         -0.848           0.337             1.315           0.662
PrTeam           50           3.00        5.00             4.0400          0.6688       0.447         -0.045           0.337           -0.669            0.662
Valid N          50
(listwise)


                      Table 02: Matrix for Explanatory Variables with the Dependent Variables




             ProSuc            ProOpp           ProPr             FeaSt      DecF      SpeF         ProCh           ProTea           ProOf           ProRe
                c                 r               b                 u         s          s            a               m                f               v

  ProSucc         1
  ProOpp
             0.295                   1
  r
  ProPrb     -0.165                -0.1                1
  FeaStu     0.317               0.225            -0.01                1
  DecFs          0.15            0.138           0.162             0.279        1
  SpeFs      -0.255              -0.204          0.292            -0.074     0.136       1
  ProCha     0.079               0.071          -0.374             0.148       0.2     0.069          1
  ProTea                                                                                 -
             0.182               -0.004         -0.137             0.238      0.28                  0.335               1
  m                                                                                    0.081
                                                                               -
             0.165                0.02           0.223            -0.055               0.187        -0.064           0.155                 1
  ProOff                                                                     0.028
  ProRev     0.497                -0.08           -0.03            0.129     0.108     0.004        -0.131           0.137           0.346              1




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                  Table 03: Summary of the Regression Output for the Sample Model Summary



                                                             Adusted R        Std. Error of
                      Model       R          R Square
                                                              Square          the Estimate
                           1     0.889         0.790           0.58             0.76875


                                                       ANOVA

                                 Sum of
                  Model                                 df     Mean Square              F            Sig
                                 Squares
                Regression        18.941                9             2.105
                Residual          23.639                40            0.591          3.561          0.003
                      Total        42.58                49


                                                Variables in the Equation

                                    Unstandardized           Standardized
                                         Coefficients        Coefficients        t           Sig
                                      B       Std. Error          B
                      Constant     0.093        1.509                          0.062        0.001
                      ProOppr      0.261        0.142           0.236          1.844        0.053
                      ProPrb       -0.05        0.142           -0.051         -0.35        0.007
                      FeaStu       0.25         0.197           0.165          1.267        0.212
                      DecFs        0.058        0.207           0.038          0.28         0.078
                      SpeFs       -0.281        0.182           -0.204         -1.542       0.131
                      ProChar      0.113        0.182            0.09          0.623        0.005
                      ProTeam      0.006        0.191           0.004          0.031        0.004
                      ProOff       0.083        0.195           0.059          0.424        0.012
                      ProRev        0.6         0.168           0.481          3.564        0.001




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11.the association between project success and project initiation phase

  • 1. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No.12, 2011 The Association between Project Success and Project Initiation Phase: A Study on Some Selected Projects in Bangladesh Md. Shariful Islam1* Md. Nazim Uddin Bhuiyan2 Mahfuzul Hoque Ph. D.3 1. Lecturer, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh. Tel:+88-01914-959642 2. Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tel:+88-01818-946368 3. Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh.Tel:+88-01711-151515 *Email of the Corresponding Author: sharif10.ais.du2004@gmail.com Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine empirically the association between the different phases of project initiation process and the project success in the environment of Bangladesh. The study samples 50 companies, local and foreign, operating in real estate, garments, and electronics sector in Bangladesh. The result of the study indicates that most of the factors in the project initiation process have significant positive relationship to the project success other than project taken based on opportunity and feasibility study done by specialized firms. The study is important to managers, policymakers, and academics as it demonstrates which factors of project initiation process contribute significantly to the successful completion of a project. There is no research on the association between the different phases of project initiation process and the project success in Bangladesh. This study extends the literature by demonstrating the impact of different phases of project initiation process on project success. Key Words: Project Success; Business Case; Project Initiation; Project office; Project Phase review. 1. INTRODUCTION The past several decades have been marked by rapid growth in the use of project management as a means by which organizations achieve their objectives. Project management provides an organization with powerful tools that improve its ability to plan, implement, and control its activities as well as the ways in which it utilizes its people and resources. Project management has emerged because the characteristics of our contemporary society demand the development of new methods of management. In Bangladesh, this is also true. Many of the multinational companies, government agencies, and private companies are using the project management to implement their projects. In developed countries, there have been many works on the project management and its effectiveness of achieving the success of the organization. However, very less has been done in our country. To make a project successful several steps are followed in the project management. Though all of these are important, most important is the project initiation or beginning process because at this stage, the viability of the project is checked and other prerequisites are made. So far, no study on how the project initiation of a company affects the success of the project has been found in project management literature in Bangladesh. The aim of this paper is to analyze the association between the effective project initiation process and the overall project success. With this aim in view, the rest of the paper is organized as follows: second section provides a review of the relevant literature, the third section outlines the research design, and the fourth section sets out the hypothesis of the study. The fifth, sixth and seventh sections explain the variables, present the result of the regression analysis with a discussion on the findings. The eighth and ninth sections outline the tests carried out to test the validity and stability of the models developed in the paper and finally summarizes the findings of the study and draws conclusion. 2. REVIEW OF EXISTING LITERATURE 60 | P a g e www.iiste.org
  • 2. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No.12, 2011 The section reviews research that has focused primarily on the association between project initiation process and the project success. A questionnaire is prepared to identify the different variables of success in the project initiation process in the context on Bangladesh. Meredith and Mantel (2006, p. 113) describes the importance of various phases of the project initiation process in the accomplishment of a project. They cover the role of the project manager, the various ways the project can be organized, and the special requirements for managing a cross-cultural project. They also show that the success of a project is largely dependent on the conduct of feasibility study. In addition, emphasis is given to conduct the feasibility study by a specialized firm that has enough experiences. They have shown that the feasibility studies done by inexperienced firms tend to produce inaccurate data and the information of those feasibility studies do not provided good basis for making accurate information. Project charter and project office are also important in order to facilitate the smooth operation of projects. Kim Heldman (2007, p. 285) shows how important the project initiation process in the success of project accomplishment. He classifies the project life cycle (according to the PMBOK Guide) in the following ways- initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing. Among them it is described the project initiation process is the most important because in this phase major decisions regarding the project and the allocation of resource decision are made. So the companies should consider all phases of the project initiation process very importantly. He also describes the importance of different phases of the project initiation. It is proved that feasibility study is not very much important in the success of the project in the industries that have already saturated. Rather feasibility study is important on the project of new venture or the project in which the company is first time attempting to undertake. He emphasizes on the phase review and the project office in order to find the deviation from the action desired. He shows that the project taken based on the problem or opportunity has different behaviors in regarding the successful completion of the project. They do not have the uniform characteristics in achieving project success. They show different results under different circumstances. However, the project based on opportunity is more likely to be successful in developing countries. Peter Hobbs (2008) also shows the project initiation process in relation to the successful completion of a project. However, his association was related to the most of the cases the developed nation environment. He mostly emphasizes on the phase review of the project initiation process. He says phase review helps to control and monitor the other phases of the project initiation process. It also shows the conducting of feasibility study. William and Taylor (2008) emphasizes on a very different and dissimilar points for the successful completion of the projects. They focus on the communications for successful completion of a project. Their finding suggests that, because of miscommunication most of the projects fail. However, their emphasis was not on only the initiation process, but also the overall process of the projects. The present study does not cover this aspect of the project. Richard Newton (2009, p.1013) focuses heavily on the project manager. He says that the project manager is very much influential in retaining a project from failure. He considers that a project is very much dependent on the proper coordination and communication of the project managers. He says that project manager must be competent to cope with the requirement of a project. A project manager should not be allowed to engage in all projects. Even he emphasizes on the specialization of the project managers by engaging them in the similar project even if they are competent in conducting other projects. 3. RESEARCH DESIGN A total of 50 companies, local and foreign, operating in real estate, garments and electronics sector in Bangladesh is included in the study. The sample consists of 35 real estate, 10 garments business and 5 electronics companies. A success index is constructed based on the questionnaire survey containing 10 questions. 2 questions are related to the background of the project undertaken. 3 questions are related to feasibility study. 1 question is related to each of the project phase review, project team, project charter. The answer to each question is graded on a five-point scale. The scale is provided in the questionnaire appended in the appendix. All of the respondents are asked to answer to the questions regarding the project initiation phases and next a question is provided to answer whether they think that if the above-mentioned phases are followed then what the extent of 61 | P a g e www.iiste.org
  • 3. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No.12, 2011 the project success is. Based on their information the SPSS software package is used to find out the effect of the various phases of the project initiation process on the extent of the project success. 4. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The primary aim of this article, as mentioned earlier, is to examine the association between the extent of success and the project initiation process. The expected association is examined by testing the following hypothesis. H0: There is no significant association between the project initiation phases (Business cases, feasibility study, project charter, project office, project team, project review) and the extent of project success. The analysis is carried out by means of multiple linear regression techniques. The dependent variable is the project’s success (ProSucc) and the explanatory variables are the Business Case, i.e. Problem (ProProb), Opportunity (ProOppr),Feasibility Study (FeaStu), Decision on FS (DecFs), Feasibility Study by Specialized firm(SpeFs), Project Charter (ProCha), Project team (ProTeam), Project Office (ProOff) and the Project Review (ProRev). 5. THE DEPENDENT & EXPLANATORY VARIABLES 5.1 Dependent Variables: The present study focuses on the success of the project. There are many ways by which the success of a project can be measured. But most of the time, it is agreed that the project that meets the quality as expected by the customers, the cost is within the budget and the project is completed timely, is a successful project. The present study also assumes the same criteria for successful completion of a project. 5.2 Explanatory Variables: i) Project taken based on opportunity (ProOppr): The first explanatory variable here is considered the opportunity. Many of writers consider that opportunity plays a key role in the successful accomplishment of the projects. Actually, the writers here consider the mental motivation to capitalize on the opportunity. They found that the opportunity gives the project manager a mental stimulus to make the project successful. ii) Project taken based on Problem (ProProb): Many times projects are undertaken to solve the problem that the companies are facing and for which the company wants an immediate solution. Most of the projects undertaken based on problem are very likely to be successful because they are small in nature and the company gets very much engrossed to get it done. iii) Consideration of Feasibility Study (FeaStu): Feasibility study is done to test the viability of a project. By feasibility study, it is tested whether the project is worth further pursuing. Feasibility study is considered very much important in case of large projects and the projects of complex nature. They are few writers who do not emphasize the importance of feasibility study in the successful accomplishment of the projects. But they differ in respect of situations in which the feasibility study is best suited for the successful completion of the projects. iv) Decision Based on Feasibility Study (DecFs): Though feasibility study is considered very important, sometimes decisions are not taken based on the feasibility study. Decisions are taken either at the intent of the top management or groupthink hampers the proper decision-making. However, the different studies support that decisions should be based on the output of the feasibility study if conducted properly. v) Feasibility Study done by specialized firm (SpeFs): In case of important and complex projects, it is important that a specialized firm do the feasibility study. Research supports that feasibility study done by the specialized firms are more likely to provide valuable information, than the feasibility study done by less specialized firms. vi) Project Charter Undertaken (ProCha): Project charter is the written acknowledgement that the project exists. The project charter names the project manager and gives that person the authority to assign organizational resources to the project. It is very valuable to have a project charter for every project, because it facilitates the proper understanding of the responsibility and authority of the project managers. vii) Project Team competent with the requirement of the project (ProTeam): There is no denying the fact that the overall success of a project is dependent upon the competence of the project team. Most of the studies have supported this. A good, competent, and efficient project team is more likely to contribute to the success of a project than a less efficient project team. 62 | P a g e www.iiste.org
  • 4. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No.12, 2011 viii) Project office should be maintained (ProOff): For proper operation and maintenance, a project management office is very much important. It helps to coordinate and control the activities of a project. Project office also facilitates effective utilization of the resources. Studies show that project office contributes greatly for the successful completion of the projects. ix) Have phases of Project review (ProRev): Phase review is very much important in order to find out the deviation or the lacking in the process from expectation. A good phase review increases the possibility of finding the limitations of the project initiation processes. It also facilitates the quick detection of the misuse of the resources. Studies show that good phase review increases the probability of a project being successful. 6. TEST OF HYPOTHESIS The descriptive statistics for the explanatory and dependent variables is presented in the appendices (Table -1). The skewness and kurtosis of the variables are also provided. A correlation matrix of all the above explanatory variables along with the dependent variables is constructed which is shown in Table 2. The reason for inclusion or exclusion of a variable has been detailed in the preceding section. Therefore, the final model based on the combined sample stands as follows: The Model is ProSucc = a + β1ProOppr + β2ProPrb + β3FeaStu + β4DecFs + β5SpeFs + β6ProCha + β7ProTeam + β8ProOff + β9ProRev + ε ………………. (1) The model developed here is based on the sample of 50 companies. A summary of the regression output using the ‘enter’ method for the model is shown in Table 3. 7. DISCUSSIONS OF THE RESULTS The regression analysis carried out in this study has some unique aspects. First, the sample provides an approximate fair representation of the companies that make use of project management tools. All major companies are covered by the sample that encompasses companies from both the private and public sectors. From Table 1 it is seen that the mean statistics of all of the studied variables are between 3 and 4 which means that the studied variables are important in the project success. Moreover, the statistics of skewness and kurtosis also support this. Furthermore, to assess whether the sample suffered from multicollinearity the correlation matrix is calculated. The table shows that the correlation between the pairs is not significant because none of the correlation coefficient is so high (>0.75) as to present significant multicollinearity problems. The regression output shown in table 3 indicates that the model is significant with an adjusted R2 of 0.58. This is consistent with some of other studies. For each variable other than Project taken based on problem (ProPrb) and Feasibility Study done by Specialized firms (SpeFs) has positive beta coefficient that means they contribute to the success of the project. Moreover, the p value of the variables is not large enough to accept the hypothesis. However, the result does not agree with some of other studies in terms of Project taken based on problem (ProPrb) and Feasibility Study done by Specialized firms (SpeFs). The project taken on the basis of problem might not be successful due to the fact that in our country we consider project management practice works best in terms of opportunity and most companies tend to use project management effectively in case of availing of opportunity. Project management practice, though used for problem, does not bring success due to the nature of problem itself and the lack of interest to use project management effectively. In case of feasibility study done by specialized firms, our result is directly opposite to that of the most of the studies. It provides a dramatic scenario that focuses attention on further research to identify the factors responsible for this. 8. TESTS OF THE REGRESSION MODELS The model developed in this paper has been tested for multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity, and stability. The tests and the results are presented in the following- Tests for Multicollinearity: To determine whether the variables suffered from multicollinearity a correlation matrix is developed. From the matrix, it is seen that the correlations between independent variables are significant at 1% and 5%. Furthermore none of the correlation coefficients is so high (>0.75) as to present significant multicollinearity problems (D.A. Lind et al .2005) 63 | P a g e www.iiste.org
  • 5. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No.12, 2011 Tests for heteroskedasticity: If the residuals of a regression equation are found to follow certain trend instead of, having a constant variance, heteroskedasticity problem is warranted. The following tests for detecting heteroskedasticity have been undertaken- (i) The standardized & unstandardized residuals have been plotted in histograms and all of them were found to be normally distributed. (ii) The observed residuals have been plotted against expected probability plot and the observed residuals were found to follow the expected probability plot and the observed residuals were found to follow the expected normal probability line. Test for Stability: The stability of the model is tested using the Chow test that involves splitting the sample into two sub-samples and running the regressions separately for both the sub-samples. In the present study, the sample was divided into two sub-samples based on the using feasibility study and the regressions were run for both of them. No significant differences were found in the significant and insignificant variables across the sub- samples. Therefore, the results can be expected to remain valid across samples of companies from the same population. 9. SUMMARY & CONCLUSION The objective of this study was to focus on the relationship between project success and project initiation processes. In particular, we have studied different phases of project initiation process in order to measure their effects on project success: project taken based on Problem and Opportunity, Conduct of Feasibility Study, Decision taken on the basis of Feasibility Study, Feasibility Study done by specialized firm, having Project Charter, Project Office and the Project Review. With regard to each variable other than the project taken based on problem and feasibility study done by specialized firm there is a positive relation. That each factor contributes significantly to the success of a project. However, the result for project taken based on problem shows a negative relation. This is due to the fact that in our country we consider project management practice works best in terms of opportunity and most companies tend to use project management effectively in case of availing of opportunity. Project management practice, though used for problem, does not bring success due to the nature of problem itself and the lack of interest to use project management effectively. This result is inconsistent with the result of most of the other studies done in different countries. In relation to the Feasibility Study done by the specialized firms it is seen that the rate of success of project is very high. However, our study provides an opposite results that is there is a negative relation. This is quite unexpected and this warrants further research to identify the factors responsible for this. The study has several implications. First, it helps identify which factors of project initiation process are most important for successful completion of a project. Second, it provides policymakers to prescribe guidelines for big and important projects for their successful completion. Finally, the study opens up new horizons for further study in the area of project management practice in Bangladesh. Further researches can be conducted in the same context by applying a different project success index or including the other variables of the project initiation process that might have significant effect on the project success. REFERENCES: Astebro, F. (2004), “Key Success Factors for Technological Entrepreneurs’ in R & D Projects.” Transactions on Engineering Management. 30 (2):175-189. Barken, S. and Robcole (2009). Brilliant Project Management (Rev. Ed). New York: Mastermedia Ltd. Block, T.R. (1999). The Seven Secrets of a Successful Project Office. PM Network. Block, T.R. (1998). The Project Office Phenomena. PM Network. Chandra, P. (2002). Projects: Planning, Analysis, Financing, Implementation, and Review. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited. Christenson, D. and Walker, H. T. (2004). “Understanding the role of vision in Project success” Project Management Journal. 35 (3):71-85. 64 | P a g e www.iiste.org
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  • 7. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No.12, 2011 APPENDICES: Questionnaire No Questions Answers Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Disagree Agree 01 The project should taken on the basis of the opportunity 02 The project should taken on the basis of the problem faced 03 The feasibility study should considered before initiating a project 04 The decision should be based on the final output of feasibility study 05 The feasibility study should be accomplished by the organization itself or any other specialized firm 06 There should be a project charter for the project undertaken 07 The project team should be competent with the requirements of the project 08 There should be a project office for the project you have undertaken 09 The project initiation phase should be followed by a phase review 10 The project success is very much dependent on the project initiation process (the steps above mentioned) 1= Strongly Disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Neutral; 4 = Agree; 5 = Strongly Agree. 66 | P a g e www.iiste.org
  • 8. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No.12, 2011 Table 1: Descriptive Statistics of the Dependent & Explanatory Variables Skewness Kurtosis Std. Error Std. Error Maximum Minimum Deviation Variance Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Mean Std. N ProSucc 50 2.00 5.00 4.2200 0.9321 0.869 -1.093 0.337 0.386 0.662 ProOppr 50 2.00 5.00 4.0600 0.8429 0.711 -0.755 0.337 0.249 0.662 ProProb 50 2.00 5.00 3.6600 0.9606 0.923 -0.118 0.337 -0.910 0.662 FeaStu 50 3.00 5.00 4.1000 0.6144 0.378 -0.055 0.337 -0.260 0.662 Dec Fs 50 2.00 5.00 4.1600 0.6180 0.382 -0.647 0.337 2.132 0.662 SpeFs 50 3.00 5.00 3.9000 0.6776 0.459 0.123 0.337 -0.746 0.662 ProCha 50 2.00 5.00 3.9400 0.7398 0.547 -0.848 0.337 1.315 0.662 PrTeam 50 3.00 5.00 4.0400 0.6688 0.447 -0.045 0.337 -0.669 0.662 Valid N 50 (listwise) Table 02: Matrix for Explanatory Variables with the Dependent Variables ProSuc ProOpp ProPr FeaSt DecF SpeF ProCh ProTea ProOf ProRe c r b u s s a m f v ProSucc 1 ProOpp 0.295 1 r ProPrb -0.165 -0.1 1 FeaStu 0.317 0.225 -0.01 1 DecFs 0.15 0.138 0.162 0.279 1 SpeFs -0.255 -0.204 0.292 -0.074 0.136 1 ProCha 0.079 0.071 -0.374 0.148 0.2 0.069 1 ProTea - 0.182 -0.004 -0.137 0.238 0.28 0.335 1 m 0.081 - 0.165 0.02 0.223 -0.055 0.187 -0.064 0.155 1 ProOff 0.028 ProRev 0.497 -0.08 -0.03 0.129 0.108 0.004 -0.131 0.137 0.346 1 67 | P a g e www.iiste.org
  • 9. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3, No.12, 2011 Table 03: Summary of the Regression Output for the Sample Model Summary Adusted R Std. Error of Model R R Square Square the Estimate 1 0.889 0.790 0.58 0.76875 ANOVA Sum of Model df Mean Square F Sig Squares Regression 18.941 9 2.105 Residual 23.639 40 0.591 3.561 0.003 Total 42.58 49 Variables in the Equation Unstandardized Standardized Coefficients Coefficients t Sig B Std. Error B Constant 0.093 1.509 0.062 0.001 ProOppr 0.261 0.142 0.236 1.844 0.053 ProPrb -0.05 0.142 -0.051 -0.35 0.007 FeaStu 0.25 0.197 0.165 1.267 0.212 DecFs 0.058 0.207 0.038 0.28 0.078 SpeFs -0.281 0.182 -0.204 -1.542 0.131 ProChar 0.113 0.182 0.09 0.623 0.005 ProTeam 0.006 0.191 0.004 0.031 0.004 ProOff 0.083 0.195 0.059 0.424 0.012 ProRev 0.6 0.168 0.481 3.564 0.001 68 | P a g e www.iiste.org
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