Assessing the Role of Planning and Scheduling Practices on Timely Completion of Construction Projects in Tanzania: A Case of DAWASA.

Higima, Adidas Stafford (2025) Assessing the Role of Planning and Scheduling Practices on Timely Completion of Construction Projects in Tanzania: A Case of DAWASA. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The need for timely completion of construction projects is paramount to all stakeholders. This study aimed at assessing the role of planning and scheduling practices on timely completion of construction projects in Tanzania. The study also worked on the influences of progress payments and the impact of change orders on timely completion, where data were collected from the total of 106 respondents from the case area through questionnaires and analysis of responses received in correlation and regression analysis, revealed that planning and scheduling practices have no correlation with timely completion of construction projects, never the less from literature review and questionnaires responses, they are important in outlining the parameters of projects how they should be executed, their sequences and timings. The study also found progress payments to have positive correlation with timely completion of construction project and change orders to have negative correlation with timely completion of construction projects. The implication of the study findings as related to construction projects in Tanzania is that planning and scheduling practices are important in construction projects, however to effect timely completion of the projects timely progress payments and avoidance of excessive change orders are important. Key words: Planning, Scheduling, Progress payments and Change orders.

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