Facilitation Fund which is a part of Public-Private Partnership Program has been
introduced under the Public-Private Partnership Unit (UKAS), Prime Minister
Department, with the objective to support the private sector doing businesses in the
country. Through Facilitation Fund incentive, it is also expected to assist the private
sector in their investment as well as enhancing their project performance. Measuring
project performance of Public-Private Partnership can give benefits to the organization
to enhance its project performance and achieving the project objectives. Critical Success
Factor (CSFs) in Public-Private Partnership is referring to factors or areas that ensure
the success of a project or an organization. This study shows there is a significant
relationship between the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) towards enhancing project
performance as perceived by the private sector that received the Facilitation Fund in
Peninsular Malaysia. Hence, the aims of this research are to investigate the strength of
relationship between Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and enhancing the project
performance as perceived by the private sector that received Facilitation Fund. Secondly
is to examine the relationship between Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and enhancing
the project performance as perceived by the private sector that received Facilitation
Fund. Thirdly is to determine the most influential Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of
Facilitation Fund as perceived by the private sector that received the fund. The units of
analyses of this study are project managers/personnel of the company who are the
recipient of the Facilitation Fund. The data was analyzed by using NonParametic
Analysis, which are Pearson Correlation, and Multiple Linear Regression. Thus, the
findings show that there are significant relationships between favorable legal market
and sound economic policy with enhancing project performance while good
governance, available financial market and commitment and responsibility of public
and private sector did not have relationship with enhancing project performance. The
findings also show that favorable legal framework and sound of the economic policy
are the most influential factor that determines enhancing project performance as
perceived by the private sector that received Facilitation Fund.
