Assessment of Factors Causing Project Delay :The Case of Ethio Telecom’s ODN Projects
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The objective of this study is to identify the main causes of delay in Ethio Telecom’s ODN projects. Project delay can be defined as the difference between planned and actual project completion date (Curtis et al, 2011) . It is possible to control or minimize project delays once their causes are assessed and identified. A total of 39 ODN project delay factors were identified through literature review and were further categorized in to 4 groups: Design related delay factors, owner related delay factors, contractor related delay factors, and external related delay factors. 118 ODN project professionals from both the owner and contractors responded to an online questionnaire through google forms. Quantitative approach was employed to gather and analyze the numerical data obtained from the respondents. SPSS and Microsoft Excel software was used to analyze and rank the delay factors based on RII ( Relative importance index) value. The study revealed that design related delay factors to have the highest RII value of 0.640 followed by the owner related delay factors ( RII = 0.611) , then external related delay factors ( RII=0.576) , and contractor related delay factors ( RII=0.566). The researcher recommends that the owner and the contractors have to secure all the project materials, tools and instruments required by the projects before commencing the ODN projects and the owner should reengineer its contract amendment and payment process and also the skill and knowledge of the design team should be continuously upgraded so that delays of ODN projects will be minimized or avoided.
Key words: Project delay factors, Effects of Project delay , ODN projects , Relative importance index, Ethiopia , Ethio Telecom,