The Impact of Strategic Project Management on the Success of Construction Projects in the Contracting Sector in Riyadh

This study aimed to identify the impact of strategic management on the performance of construction projects in Riyadh. The impact was examined across dimensions including environmental analysis, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation, and measured against project efficiency, adoption of innovation, and sustainability. The research employed a descriptive and analytical approach, reviewing relevant Arabic and foreign references to establish theoretical foundations. Additionally, a field study was conducted through the distribution of questionnaires to construction project managers in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A total of 394 individuals participated in the study using a simple random sample method for data collection. The research yielded several key findings, indicating a high level of success in construction projects, with a strong positive correlation between strategic project management and project success in the Kingdom. Strategic project management was found to explain 78.9% of the changes in project success, with an increase of 1% in strategic project management correlating to a 0.391% increase in professional project success. However, the main hypothesis of the study was found to be invalid. Based on the results, recommendations were made, including the adoption of project management methods integrating strategic aspects and the encouragement of companies to implement continuous improvement of strategic project management practices to enhance long-term competitive capabilities.