Assessment of Practices and Challenges of Project Time and Cost Management: a case study of Bishoftu City Infrastructure Construction Projects
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2023-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Time and cost have its proven importance as the prime factor for infrastructure construction project success. This study assessed the practices and challenges of infrastructure construction projects time and cost management focusing on infrastructures construction projects of Bishoftu city. The objective of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of time and cost management of infrastructure projects forwarding proper remedial solutions. Descriptive types of research design with both quantitative and qualitative data type were used to assess the practices and bring out the challenges to the front for future recommendations. Data collected using questionnaires and interview for primary data source and document review for secondary data source were used to collect information and have been analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Interpretations have been done based on the common points and conceptualizing and explaining issues interrelated to one another in the themes. The analysis was mainly descriptive and the information collected from both primary and secondary sources were processed with the help of Microsoft excel and the analyzed data were presented using tables, chart, and percentage. The study strongly assessed the practices and challenges of time and cost management for infrastructure construction projects. There are poor practices of application of project management strategy and techniques for initiation, planning, execution controlling and closing for both project time and cost management in the city. Projects are delaying from 2 % - 137 % and cost overrun of these projects are from 17 % - 152 %. There was no sufficient communication among the stakeholders. Project scopes were not adequately defined. Contingency plans were not properly included in the project plans and the project plans were not detailed to the extent understandable by all the stakeholders. The study recommended that the city should use proper project management tools and techniques for planning, execution and control. Involvement of all concerned stakeholders during project planning and implementation will help the city to overcome the challenges