Factors Affecting Implementation of Public Sector Projects in Tanzania: A Case of Tanzania Strategic City Projects, Dodoma City Council.

Francis, Bernard Marco (2024) Factors Affecting Implementation of Public Sector Projects in Tanzania: A Case of Tanzania Strategic City Projects, Dodoma City Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Communities can greatly benefit from urban development programs, which redistribute federal funds to boost healthcare, education, and fight poverty. These programs help poor countries' economies and social conditions rise, in contrast to massive infrastructure projects that primarily benefit wealthy nations. Despite the importance of such undertakings, there are typically several obstacles to their execution. The World Bank-funded Tanzania Strategic City Project (TSCP) in Dodoma City is the subject of this research. The project's stated goal is to make Dodoma a more progressive and environmentally friendly political capital. Project teams, customers, and control are the primary foci of this research into what makes public sector project execution in Dodoma tick. Using simple random selection techniques, 399 respondents from Dodoma City were selected for the descriptive research design of the study. A combination of descriptive and inferential analysis was used to examine the collected data. A public project's execution was found to be significantly impacted by the following factors: project team, project control, and project customers and stakeholders. Additionally, the findings showed that there was a good association between the project team and project control and the implementation of the public project, and a negative relationship between the project customers and stakeholders. The research concluded that local governments should help project teams improve their skills in management, communication, and problem-solving by providing them with the tools, training, and support they need. Municipalities are also encouraged to create a plan for engaging stakeholders that will allow them to communicate and work together with them at all stages of a project. The research recommends project customers to be actively involved in the planning and execution of a project from the very beginning. Also, bolstering project control procedures and systems to keep an eye on, quantify, and manage different parts of project performance. Last but not least, cities should make project details, decision-making processes, and performance measures available to project customers to increase openness and responsibility in project management. Keywords: Project Implementation, Project Team, Project Customer, Project Control.

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