Assessment Of Project Distress Prevention And Intervention Strategies In Construction Projects A Case Of Projects Contracted By Sunshine Construction Plc
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2020-06
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to identify factors causing project distress and assess project
distress prevention and intervention strategies in sunshine construction plc. A
comprehensive literature investigation of academic articles was carried out to determine
14 critical factors causing project distress in the Ethiopian construction industry. Then, a
quantitative study was carried out using a questionnaire survey as a method to obtain the
data. 15 respondents (project managers, Team Leaders and Engineers) from 3 Projects
(Bole Marriot international hotel project, Bole Beshale sunshine real estate Project, and
CMC-2 sunshine real estate Project) were selected using purposive sampling as their
education level and experience is highly important for the study. Collected data from the
survey were analyzed using SPSS (version 27) software by using mean and standard
deviations for ranking purposes. The study found that the top three ranking factors
causing distress at sunshine construction plc are poor project implementation strategies,
project environment, and lack of integrated Planning. The study also assessed project
distress prevention and intervention strategies and found that sunshine construction plc
focuses on mostly on designing, preparing work breakdown, and then rush to
construction, instead of giving all the 10 project management knowledge areas equal
emphasis as they all contribute towards the successful completion of a project. The study
also found specific issues in areas of dynamic risk management, scope management, and
stakeholder management. And recommended several management tools to address these
issues.
Description
Keywords
Project distress, Distress prevention,, Intervention strategies,, Ethiopian construction industry.