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FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS IN ETHIOPIA
This study identifies and evaluates the most influential factors affecting the success of rural electrification projects implemented by Universal Electric Access Program of Ethiopian Electric Utility. The study is motivated by the poor performance of project implementation witnessed in the past years which has resulted in failure to meet project objectives and ultimately decreased end user satisfaction. Several literatures have been reviewed and lists of variables have been identified to develop conceptual framework of the study. Accordingly, this study has chosen thirty seven (37) factors categorized in six (6) groups, namely project management factors, organization related factors, procurement and contract related factors, project manager and team related factors, contractor/ supplier related factors and external and work environment factors. The questionnaire survey was conducted among the target population of the study consisting of project managers, project engineers, supervisors, technical staffs, consultants, contractors and suppliers who are involved in rural electrification projects. The respondents were asked to rank the factors in a range of one to five likert scale. The collected data were presented in descriptive statistics computed using statistical package for the social science (SPSS) software and further analyzed using relative importance index method. Factor Analysis was also conducted in order to study the factors correlation. The factors were ranked on the basis of relative importance index result. The top ten (10) most affecting factors identified, in descending order of importance, were aligned supply chain of goods/ materials and services, site related factors, risk identification and allocation, troubleshooting/ problem solving, adequate project feasibility study, adequate project control and change management, realistic project cost and time estimates (scheduling), organizational/ corporate culture, physical environmental factors and adequate project funding/ budget to completion. The exploratory factor analysis also demonstrated a highly correlated specific set v of eleven (11) success factors. The identified influential factors were associated with constraints and stakeholder issues. Therefore, the recommendation is to apply the concept of theory of constraints and stakeholder theory as instruments in the project management to create an efficient and effective
FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS IN ETHIOPIA
This study identifies and evaluates the most influential factors affecting the success of rural electrification projects implemented by Universal Electric Access Program of Ethiopian Electric Utility. The study is motivated by the poor performance of project implementation witnessed in the past years which has resulted in failure to meet project objectives and ultimately decreased end user satisfaction. Several literatures have been reviewed and lists of variables have been identified to develop conceptual framework of the study. Accordingly, this study has chosen thirty seven (37) factors categorized in six (6) groups, namely project management factors, organization related factors, procurement and contract related factors, project manager and team related factors, contractor/ supplier related factors and external and work environment factors. The questionnaire survey was conducted among the target population of the study consisting of project managers, project engineers, supervisors, technical staffs, consultants, contractors and suppliers who are involved in rural electrification projects. The respondents were asked to rank the factors in a range of one to five likert scale. The collected data were presented in descriptive statistics computed using statistical package for the social science (SPSS) software and further analyzed using relative importance index method. Factor Analysis was also conducted in order to study the factors correlation. The factors were ranked on the basis of relative importance index result. The top ten (10) most affecting factors identified, in descending order of importance, were aligned supply chain of goods/ materials and services, site related factors, risk identification and allocation, troubleshooting/ problem solving, adequate project feasibility study, adequate project control and change management, realistic project cost and time estimates (scheduling), organizational/ corporate culture, physical environmental factors and adequate project funding/ budget to completion. The exploratory factor analysis also demonstrated a highly correlated specific set v of eleven (11) success factors. The identified influential factors were associated with constraints and stakeholder issues. Therefore, the recommendation is to apply the concept of theory of constraints and stakeholder theory as instruments in the project management to create an efficient and effective
FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS IN ETHIOPIA
BEHAILU AYELE WOLDESEMAITE (author) / Kassahun Yimer (PhD (author)
2018-01-01
doi:10.20372/nadre:1547978046.65
Theses
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS IN ETHIOPIA
| BASE | 2018
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1930