The Essential Role of Leadership for High Rise Building Construction Projects

Projects are conceived and completed by people, who are involved in the entire process of project execution and completion. Thus, project management not just requires an efficient project manager, but in addition a qualified leader who is able to lead the team effectively. A leader is a person who sets direction in an endeavor and influences people to follow along with that direction. High-rise structures obtaining the potential to decongest urban sprawl, so given these demand high-rise structures are becoming a solution in the metropolitan cities. The study intends to find out the role of leadership and their responsibilities helpful in project completion successfully. An in-person interviews and questionnaire survey selected as the strategy of data collection. 14 construction professionals from two different projects participated in the survey. Then, the collected data analyzed using relative importance index method. The outcomes of analysis also revealed that leader plays very important role in project management for high rise building.