Table 3

Stability of top delay factors under cross-validation of expert weights

IDDelay risk factorWeight (%)Weight rangeVariation percentage (%)
1Consultant's lack of experience11.5[10.9%,12.1%]100
2Contractor's financial problems9.3[8.8%,9.8%]100
3Poor qualification of the contractors' technical staff7.4[7.1%,7.9%]100
4Owner's lack of experience6.5[6.2%,6.9%]100
5Owner's financial problems5.6[5.3%,5.9%]100
6Owner's late decisions5.4[5.1%,5.7%]100
7Owner's change in requirements5.1[4.8%,5.4%]100
8Delay in changes approval3.7[3.5%,3.9%]100
9Delay in sub-contractor's work3.5[3.3%,3.7%]100
10Shortage of labour3.2[3.1%,3.4%]100
11Labour productivity3.2[3.0%,3.4%]100
12Poor project cost estimation3.2[3.0%,3.4%]100
13Poor and improper planning3.0[2.9%,3.2%]100
14Complexity in project design2.9[2.7%,3.1%]99
15Late in revising and approving design documents2.9[2.7%,3.0%]100
16Unclear and inadequate details in drawings2.8[2.6%,3.0%]100
17Lack of coordination2.8[2.6%,2.9%]98
18Mistakes during the execution of works2.8[2.6%,2.9%]98
19Injuries on site2.8[2.6%,2.9%]99
20Poor project management and supervision2.7[2.6%,2.9%]98
21Inflation2.7[2.5%,2.8%]95
22Rainfall and weather conditions2.6[2.5%,2.7%]93

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