Browsing by Author "Bezawit Getu"

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    Assessment of Procurement Management Practice on Project Success: the Case of Ethiotelecom Construction Projects
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-07) Bezawit Getu; Wubshet Bekalu (PhD)
    This project studies assess the procurement management practice on project success the case of Ethiotelecom construction projects. To address this objective census survey were employed to participate 70 staffs of supply chain division from four departments that have direct relation with procurement of construction projects for out sourced projects or construction materials for in house projects to fill structured questionnaire and interview was held with 12 site engineers/supervisors and 2 managers that have involved as a commodity team in procurement process. Descriptive research design was employed to analyze and assess supply relation practice, supplier sourcing and selecting practice, contract administration practice, payment modality practice and inventory management practice from the collected data and draw conclusion. The major gap that this study found and needs improvement for advanced procurement management process are lack of consistent periodic training for newly hired and transferred staffs, latest market research and analysis to keep up with the current market, few attention is given for updating the procurement status to the project team on ERP, not checking the past experience of sellers accordingly while selecting supplier, risk related to contract administration is not considered, poor in organizing document of success and failure audit report and lesson learned for future procurement and due attention is not giving for updating on hand balance in inventory on regular basis. Thus, the researcher recommends that due attention needs to be given for those pointed out major gaps to improve the procurement management practice to enhance the project success
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    Relationship between Time Management Practices and Project Success: A Case Study of Selected Construction Projects in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024-10) Bezawit Getu; Solomon Markos (PhD)
    The aim of these study was to investigate the relationship between time management practices and project success, focusing on two significant construction projects in Addis Ababa: Kotebe Kidanemihret to Kotebe Dehnenet Sefer Road Project and the Construction and Maintenance of the Alem Bank Reservoir Project. The research adopted quantitative approach and descriptive as well as explanatory research design. Primary data collected directly from participants involved in the construction projects. Census sampling technique was used. Specifically, the sample consists of 30 senior professionals’ respondent in the construction project sector. 30 of the respondents respond clearly and effectively, following the collection of requisite data, analysis was conducted utilizing Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Employing this tool, the researcher applied diverse statistical techniques including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation to analyze descriptive data, facilitating the conversion of raw data into organized tabular representations for interpretation. In this research, six-time management practices were identified to address the research questions. Based on a review of several related literatures, five common factors were used to measure project performance: time, cost, quality, stakeholder expectations, and meeting project objectives. Based on the study the major findings are plan schedule management, defining activities, sequencing activities, estimating activity duration, developing and controlling schedule, Inputs like tools and techniques for effective time management practices were practiced moderately in case of construction projects. And the other findings of these studies are respondents agreed on the achievement of the project goals and objectives within the defined constraints. Finally, the study indicates a statistically strong relationship between time management practices and project success. Key words: Construction projects, Project success, Project management, Time management and Project time management