The Effect of Project Time Management Practices on Project Performance: The Case of Heineken Breweries S.C.
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2023-08
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Addis Ababa University
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Time is one of the major constraints in projects. This study tries to put light on how this important constraint is managed with respect to project time management functions and contractual requirements. The study also investigated as how delay and extension of time is assessed and analyzed. The effect of project time management practices on project performance: “Heineken Breweries S.C.” projects as cases, the research attempts to make an in-depth the effect of project time management practices. Project time management process was developed consisting mainly of planning, scheduling and control of time and the associated tasks. Collection of primary data was done by use of semi-structured questionnaire. The data was coded and entered for analysis using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Pearson correlation analysis was used to relate the various study variables. The results of the study were presented using tables and figures. The study findings indicated that project completion was being done without much struggle and that the budgeted funds were enough to complete the project. The study further established that all material resources allocated were in use and that project output had been well defined. The study also clear that activity duration had been well estimated, time schedules were well developed, and that project scope had been well specified during planning phase. The study concluded that human resource planning, time management, material resource planning and financial resource planning positively and significantly contributes to performance of the projects. The study suggested that the cost estimation ought to be founded on the project scope and be associated to the project plan and time bounded. It is recommended that time management taken seriously and become specialization as core function of project management