Effects of project management on abandonment of building projects in Lagos State, Nigeria
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Date
2014-10
Authors
Dosumu, O.S.
Akinsiku, O. E.
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University of Lagos Press
Abstract
The study was conducted to investigate the roles of project management on building projects in Lagos, Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to determine the project management factors responsible for project abandonment, effects of poor project management on construction projects and the ways of reducing project abandonments in Lagos state. The study made use of 66 questionnaires out of the 80 that were administered on project managers within Lagos metropolis. The project managers of selected public and private abandoned projects were used for the study and the results of
the study were analyzed with SPSS software using percentages and mean scores. The results of the study show that 15 project management factors lead to project abandonments to a high extent while another 15 lead to project abandonments to an average extent. The effects of poor project management on construction project abandonments and stakeholders include conflicts, loss of economic value and reduced standard of living. Project abandonment could be reduced by adequate planning, use of competent professionals and standard project management procedure. The conclusion of the study is that poor project management is key to construction project abandonments and to prevent project abandonment, the study recommends that project managers must engage in adequate planning, cost control and resource management.
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Keywords
Abandonment , Building project , Lagos , Project management
Citation
19. Dosumu, O. S., & Akinsiku, O. E. (2014). Effects of project management on abandonment of building projects in Lagos State, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Research Fair, 8-10 October 2014, University of Lagos, Nigeria. (Volume 3), pp. 126-133.