Examining Effectiveness of Project Management Methodologies in Enhancing Project Performance: A Case Study of the Mongu-Kaoma Road Construction Project

Author(s): Chewe Matende and Kelvin Chibomba (PhD)

Abstract:

Despite the efforts of all players in the construction industry, many construction projects run a high risk of poor performance by well-being over the budget and significantly late. The construction industry has a reputation for time and cost overruns. One of the reasons of the bad performance is that the construction industry is one of riskiest of all business types (Clough et al 2015). Within the sphere of a given project there are several project management activities. Several ways of carrying out these activities emerge and become accepted as day to day practices. Personnel involved in project management may also adopt certain PM practices and stick to them for purposes which may however not relate to the project success. Several practices are therefore carried out in the management of projects but not recognized as PM practices. The aim of the study was to examine effectiveness of Project Management Methodologies in enhancing Project Performance. This is case study of the Kaoma-Mongu dual road construction project. The basic research design employed in this study was a case study design. The choice of this design was chosen due to the fact that it enriches the data collection. The research design adopted in this study will be carefully planned, so as to be able to obtain accurate and complete information about the research project being used. Population is basically the universe of unit from which the sample is to be selected. According to Babbie (2019), a study population is the aggregation of element from which the sample elements actually selected. The project manager needs to ensure that the project is progressing in a manner consistent with its objectives, or the project can be modified with minimum upset if the objectives (scope) have changed. Continued monitoring, reporting and forecasting must take place during project implementation and the forecasts compared to the project plan. Deviations must immediately receive attention, in order to assess the impact on any of the three-dimensional goals (time, cost and performance).

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