Factors Influencing Time Overrun in Road Construction Projects

Mngale, Godfrey (2023) Factors Influencing Time Overrun in Road Construction Projects. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the factors that influence time overrun in road construction projects, focusing on the projects implemented by TARURA in Ruvuma region. Specifically, the study aimed at determining the influence of project management practices, project characteristics, project stakeholders and project’s external factors on time overrun in road construction projects using explanatory research design. The population of the study was composed of 191 individuals working with TARURA and the contracting companies in Ruvuma, and the data were collected from a sample of 151 randomly selected respondents by the use of structured questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regressions with the help of SPSS software. The study found out that management practices, the stakeholders and external factors to the project had a positive significant influence on time overrun in road construction projects. However, the results lacked sufficient evidence to conclude that project characteristics had a significant contribution to the problem of time overrun in road construction projects in Ruvuma. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the government and its road agencies, especially TARURA, pay proper attention towards effective management of project activities and the stakeholders so as to avoid delays in the road construction projects they implement. Moreover, intensive preliminary surveys should be conducted in order to expose the geological, topographical and climatic conditions that might be hard to overcome when the project has started. Keywords: Road Construction Projects, time Overrun, Project Management Practices, Project Characteristics, Project Stakeholders, Project External Factors

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 600 Technology > 658 Gerneral management
Divisions: Faculty of Business Management > Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Depositing User: Khadija Katele
Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2024 11:20
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2024 11:20
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/3897

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