The Effect of Project Monitoring Practice on Project Success: The Case of Koye Feche Condominium Housing Road Construction Projects
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2022-06
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Meseret Girma
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Due to the sheer economic and social consequences of failing to deliver projects within the specified quality, time, and cost constraints, effective project monitoring remains an important project management function. The study was conducted to evaluate current project monitoring practices and their impact on the project success of Koye Feche Condominium Housing Road Construction Projects. To achieve these goals, the researcher used a descriptive research design as well as quantitative and qualitative research methods. Primary and secondary data sources were used in the data collection, and the data collection instruments were questionnaires and an interview guide. The participants in this study came from two projects (projects 11 and 18) under the Koye Feche condominium housing road construction projects, which included top management and functional management of the project owner, resident engineers, key staff of the consultant and project managers, and key personnel of the contractors. Because the target population was manageable in size, a census type of sampling was used, and 64 questionnaires were distributed. The study's main findings revealed that there is good project progress tracking, progress reporting, and progress documentation practice in the projects under study, indicating that there is overall good project monitoring practice, but there is relatively poor project status meeting practice. The results also revealed a positive correlation between project progress tracking, project status reporting, and project status meetings. However, there is no significant relationship found between project documentation and project success. Regression results show that the combined effect of project progress tracking, project progress reporting, project status meetings, and project documentation accounts for 55% of changes in project success. The study concludes that there is a good project monitoring practice that contributes to the projects' partial success under the study. It is said to be partial because the projects were delayed and only the success parameters of cost and quality were met. Future researchers may consider both project monitoring and project control practices to investigate the causes of time delays and assess the impact on project success.
Key Words: Project Monitoring, Housing Road Construction, project success, Project Performance