September 1, 2019 Thesis Open Access

Misgana Aragaw Mekuria

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{
  "DOI": "10.20372/nadre:4368", 
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Misgana Aragaw Mekuria"
    }
  ], 
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2019, 
        9, 
        1
      ]
    ]
  }, 
  "abstract": "<p>The main purpose of the study was to identify and evaluate the challenges encountered<br>\nthrough project management practices in Ethiopian Airports Infrastructure development<br>\nprojects. The study aims to point out these difficulties and thus improve the project<br>\nmanagement practice in order to benefit from the findings. A descriptive research method<br>\nwas used in order to achieve the intended purpose of the study. Questionnaire, interview and<br>\nreview were used for the purpose of collecting required data for the study. The Questionnaire<br>\nsurvey were collected from the Ethiopian Airport employees who are directly involved in<br>\ninfrastructure development project planning, Executing and controlling. Purposive sampling<br>\ntechnique was employed in selecting the samples. The data were analyzed using software<br>\nStatistical Package for Social Science (SPSS V.20) to generate mean, frequencies, standard<br>\ndeviation and percentages of the statics. The study found out that among 45 challenging<br>\nfactors identified in the literature participants are agreed on 18 factors as a significant<br>\nchallenge in projects they have been involved recently. Again ten of the identified factors are<br>\nthe major significant challenging factors these are; These are Lack of Project Management<br>\nSkills and training in project management; Unexpected events with no effective response<br>\npossible; Project schedule delays; Changing requirements late in the project and continuing<br>\nchange requests; Low commitment of Stakeholders towards planned projects;</p>", 
  "title": "CHALLENGES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IN ETHIOPIAN AIRPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS", 
  "type": "thesis", 
  "id": "4368"
}