• Jafar Abdulla
• Akshatha BA

Delays and cost overruns have become common failure factors in the construction industry due to the inherent risks and increasing complexity of modern construction projects. As the risks involved in construction projects are very high, the failures also cause very high economic loss in terms of all resources. Most of the construction projects are not making a good profit due to lack of efficiency in management. As a result, the causes behind delays and cost overruns have remained under-researched. Studies on time delay, cost overruns and project risks help to improve the profit and quality. Therefore the study of delays is very important as it paves way to future success. The purpose of this study is to find out the critical factors causing delay, cost overruns and the major project risks in construction projects through a questionnaire, The questionnaire analysis is divided into three categories. They are related to delay, cost overruns and project risks. A total of 50 construction companies including architects, builders and contractors are surveyed and the most critical factors are identified. The critical factors are ranked according to their priority. Improvements in terms of strategic management are suggested according to the valuable comments that have been acquired from various companies. Implementation of this research would be of great help for future construction projects to avoid such problems.

Delay, Cost overrun, Questionary

"STUDY ON THE DELAYS IN BUILDING PROJECTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.69-74, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCU06014.pdf

"STUDY ON THE DELAYS IN BUILDING PROJECTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp69-74, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCU06014.pdf