Table 2: Groups importance index for factors affecting duration of preconstruction activities.

Rank Delay group Group importance index
01 Equipment related group 0.752
02 Design related group 0.739
03 Contractor related group 0.728
04 Material related group 0.723
05 Contract related group 0.718
06 Consultant related group 0.707
07 Financing related group 0.699
08 Site related group 0.698
09 Scheduling and Controlling related Group 0.686
10 Owner related group 0.680
11 Contractual relationship related group 0.668
12 Labor related group 0.665
13 Project related group 0.660
14 External related group 0.641
15 Rules & regulation related group 0.633

Source: Aziz and Abdel-Hakam (2016) [24]