Exploring Factors Influencing of Project Management Success in Public Building Projects in Nigeria

Akande, Oluwafemi Kehinde; Olagunju, R.E.; Aremu, S.C.; Ogundepo, Ezekiel

doi:10.2478/jbe-2018-0004

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“…A total of 236 respondents were recoded from the 250 questionnaires administered. This shows a response rate of 94.4% [30]. Had a 77% response rate in a study on the built environment.…”

Section: Results Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Assessing the potentials of low impact materials for low energy housing provision in Nigeria

AKANDE

AKOR

FRANCIS

et al. 2021

J Sustain Construct Mater Technol

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Due to high energy consumption by building and a resultant increasing cost, it is imperative that a solution be sought after with the aim of achieving low energy housing delivery. This study aimed at assessing the availability, knowledge and importance of low impact building materials in the delivery of low energy housing. Low impact materials suitable for low energy housing delivery and how they are locally obtained in the study areas were identified, occupants' preference in the selection of low impact construction material for housing delivery were examined and the application of low impact material for low energy housing delivery in the study area were determined. The research focused mainly on three states in north central Nigeria namely; Niger, Kogi and FCT Abuja. Quantitative research method was used and weighted mean of responses were ranked in an ordinal manner from 236 respondents. The respondents were not aware of low impact materials as they were only aware and accustomed to using sandcrete blocks and burnt clay bricks. The outcome of the correlation established that the most preferred building material is the sandcrete block, showing a positive relationship with durability and structural performance as the influencers.

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“…A total of 236 respondents were recoded from the 250 questionnaires administered. This shows a response rate of 94.4% [30]. Had a 77% response rate in a study on the built environment.…”

Section: Results Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Assessing the potentials of low impact materials for low energy housing provision in Nigeria

AKANDE

AKOR

FRANCIS

et al. 2021

J Sustain Construct Mater Technol

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“…These factors which lead to project failure consequently lead to stagnant growth in national development (Nweze, 2016). Currently in Nigeria, the rate of project failure is alarming and these failed projects have high financial implications (Akande et al, 2018b) which consequently reduce the rate of development. Also, Dick-Sagoe, Yiu, Odoom, and Otiwaa-Boateng ( 2023), mentioned that project development stakeholders perceived the implications of project failure to encompass revenue loss, discouraged investment, unemployment, increase in the cost of projects, reduction in Gross Domestic product (GDP), negatively impact economic growth, lead to the provision of substandard infrastructure, service relocation, loss of capacity for public projects and emotional stress experienced by project stakeholders.…”

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confidence: 99%

An Assessment of Failed Government Projects in Low Resource Countries: A Systematic Review

2023

PPAR

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Government development projects are of colossal significance to the development of the citizenry and this is fundamental to national development. However, available published literature has revealed that, globally, the quantum of failures in government development projects is on the ascendancy in recent times, especially among low-resource countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, about 25% of government projects are not completed and over 19,000 abandoned government projects are found in some areas and a third of projects that were started in Ghana are never completed consuming almost 20% of gross domestic product. This study assesses failed government projects in low-resource countries. A systematic review using about 21 published articles was downloaded among forty-one others and filtered based on study title, contents, objectives, publication date, and ethical issues among others. The study found that among the reasons for these governments' failed projects are poor planning, poor management, implementation defects, cost variation, difficult stakeholders' behaviour, poor procurement processes, poor monitoring, bureaucracy, communication and many more. The study concluded that there are increases in the incidence of government-failed projects due to poor planning, poor management, poor selection of contractors and lack of specific funding of projects and these have negative implications for economic growth and development among low-resource countries. The study recommends that government should ascribe itself to some future realistic project goals, abide by project policy implementation directives, and ensure effective monitoring and efficient collaboration with stakeholders.

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“…The effective PM has been accepted in the public sector as the principal element in the management of their policies improvement, efficiency and competitiveness as well as the execution of their unsurmountable projects for the good of the people (Akande et al, 2018). In recent times, there have been discussions in the literature with regard to the influence of effective PM and project performance in the public sector.…”

Section: Effective Project Management and Project Successmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, the principal factors that bring about successful PM implementation include the technical know-how and the capability to make use of the system approach to finish the assigned task to meet the set performance within time and budget (Mantel andMeredith, 1986 cited in Gillard, 2009). Akande et al (2018), based on the findings in the study conducted in the Niger State in Nigeria, recommend the acquisition of effective PM skills, continuous professional development, development of risk management strategies, the application of up-to-date PM tools and techniques and that the implication of these recommendations would improve the project performance in the public sector. It is therefore clear that the implementation of effective PM principles has an impact on the successful delivery of projects in both the private and the public sectors.…”

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“…The importance of PM has been acknowledged by the public sectors, construction project professionals and scholars as an unending problem with regard to project delivery and the generality of project failures (Winter et al, 2006;Geraldi et al, 2011;McHugh and Hogan, 2011). Thus, the effectiveness of the PM will determine the failure or success of project implementation; nevertheless, the realisation of effective PM remains a Herculean task, resulting in the failure of numerous projects (Akande et al, 2018). The South African Government embarked on the construction of social housing since taking power in 1994 to make available befitting houses to the citizens who were deprived of the right to houses during the apartheid regime.…”

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The empirical reality of project management failures in the construction of social housing projects in South Africa

Amoah

Kajimo‐Shakantu

Schalkwyk

2020

JFM

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Purpose The concept of government reconstruction development programme (RDP) social housing in South Africa was rolled out in 1994 after the African National Congress Government came to power when the apartheid rule was abolished. The main aim of the government was to enhance the lifestyles of the poor in society through the provision of houses that they could not afford in the open market. However, many concerns have been reported about the social housing project in terms of poor project implementation and the delivery of deliverables that do not befit the need of the end-users. This study aims to assess the flaws in the application of project management (PM) principles in the construction of these social houses. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach was adopted for the study by making use of closed- and open-ended questionnaires to collect data from 1,893 social housing inhabitants in Bloemfontein, Free State. Descriptive statistics and R programming language software were used to analyse the data collected. Findings The findings reveal that there was a profound failure in the application of PM principles in the construction of the social houses leading to the provision of deliverables that do not meet the needs of the beneficiaries. There are also poor project deliverables and lack of consultations that could have probably been prevented had proper PM systems been put in place by the government throughout the project lifecycle. This lack of proper PM philosophies has generated dissatisfaction among the beneficiaries leading to numerous complaints about the social housing programme. Research limitations/implications The survey was done in only RDP housing communities in Bloemfontein in the Free State Province of South Africa; however, the result may be applicable in other RDP housing programmes. Practical implications The empirical results indicate that the government has been providing houses with disregard to project objectives by not instituting an appropriate PM systems; hence, the main objective of providing befitting houses to the less privileged to enhance their living conditions has woefully failed, as the inhabitants do not see any improvement of their social standings after receiving the houses. This means the government might have wasted resources as a result of ineffective PM throughout the project implementation. Originality/value This study has identified PM flaws in the construction of the RDP houses, which have led to poor project deliverables. This study thus gives recommendations with regard to proper PM strategies for the implementation of the same or similar project in the future to achieve project objectives.

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Exploring Factors Influencing of Project Management Success in Public Building Projects in Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Assessing the potentials of low impact materials for low energy housing provision in Nigeria

Assessing the potentials of low impact materials for low energy housing provision in Nigeria

An Assessment of Failed Government Projects in Low Resource Countries: A Systematic Review

The empirical reality of project management failures in the construction of social housing projects in South Africa

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