Factors that influence the megaprojects in Iraq

Abstract

Megaprojects are classified within large investment projects which have a long term impact on the economy, the environment, and the society. Megaprojects are huge development projects such as railways, motorways, dams, power plants, airports and processing projects. Numbers of megaprojects have been constructed and some of them are in the construction process or in the planning level, therefore, this research focused on these megaprojects to investigate the factors that could influence them in Iraq. Accordingly, the practical study consisted of quality data collections through interviews and quantitative data collections through questionnaire. The interviews have been done with six (6) experts in privet companies. The questionnaire survey has been conducted in government institutes. 85 questionnaire forms have been distributed; only 81 forms are collected. The results of this research project revealed that less than half of the Megaprojects in Iraq are unsuccessful. However, there are numbers of reasons which may causing the failure in projects, such as insufficient and weaknesses in financial, quality and management abilities. Accordingly, there are some factors that influence the success of the megaproject in Iraq, such as increasing the confidence in local government, clarity of project vision and goal and compatibility with the long-term government plan.