Assessment of Project Management Practice in the Case of Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority Project Office
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2022-09
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Addis Ababa University
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In developing economies, particularly in a nation like Ethiopia where projects of all sizes and structures are conducted, the application of project management knowledge domains is rapidly growing in importance. Project managers face a variety of problems when following the principles and regulations of project management in the context of public administration, which may have an impact on the project's success. The study attempted to assess the Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority project office's project management approach. The study used a mixed-methods approach that leans more toward qualitative research to meet these objectives. The census was used as a sample strategy since the population was manageable.
The collected data were presented and analyzed using SPSS (version 20) statistical software. In general, the study's findings showed that the five issues described above had the greatest impact on the Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority project office's performance in terms of project management practice. These include concerns with project status reporting that are excessive, the delay in document approval, and team members' lack of technical expertise. Therefore, to alleviate these prevailing challenges and to increase their project management knowledge & practice capacity, it is necessary to address the obvious need for project management training that exists in the project offices. In this context, the usage of general manuals like PMBOK may be very beneficial. The effective management of project operations as well as increased monitoring and control of quality processes can both be facilitated by the use of computers and software tools. One method of demonstrating the use of project management may also be to hire qualified project managers.
Key words: project management, project management knowledge areas, project management challenges