Towards a Hybrid Project Management for Construction Delivery

The delivery of construction projects using the traditional project management approach is characterised by a plethora of challenges. This has necessitated the shift towards other approaches that can aid in abating some of these associated bottlenecks, and one such is the hybrid project management approach. Consequently, the study evaluated the benefits of deploying the hybrid project management approach for construction delivery in South Africa. A quantitative methodology was employed, aided by the use of a questionnaire for data collection from the purposively sampled construction professionals. The retrieved data was analysed using mean item score, standard deviation, and one-sample t-test. The study's findings portray that the most significant benefits of the shift from traditional project management to hybrid project management for construction delivery are improved collaboration between project stakeholders, increased productivity, and timely delivery of projects. The study's outcome helps unlock potential accruals from implementing hybrid project management in the South African construction industry. Conclusively, recommendations were proffered on how the shift towards hybrid project management can be seamlessly achieved.