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 ABSTRACT   The  construction  industry  is  known  to  be  highly  fragmented  in  that  it  requires  the  inputs  of numerous parties to deliver a project. The fragmentation of the construction process necessitates effective integration of the numerous parties and the major tool for achieving this integration is effective... Continue Reading

This study undertakes a critical analysis of risk management as a formal technique for managing risks in project execution. It specifically probes into the proximate sources of risk into construction projects in Nigeria, the level of awareness and use of the technique amongst Nigerian construction professionals with a view to properly... Continue Reading

The study was conducted to appraise the impact of Micro Projects Programme of European Union (MPP6) in Abia State on the living standard of the people. The introduction on the activities of micro projects programme in the Nine States of the Niger Delta tagged MPP3 and MPP6 respectively were traced. Attempt was made to review related... Continue Reading

   This study is designed to evaluate quality management in mechanical construction projects in the oil and gas industry. This evaluation was done by assessing quality assurance, quality control and planning. Three hypotheses were postulated to answer research questions. The study adopted an audit method as an appraisal strategy. To this... Continue Reading

    This study is designed to evaluate quality management in mechanical construction projects in the oil and gas industry. This evaluation was done by assessing quality assurance, quality control and planning. Three hypotheses were postulated to answer research questions. The study adopted an audit method as an appraisal strategy. To... Continue Reading

  This study investigates the critical success factors of TQM project implementation in the Nigerian banking industry as a strategy for improving the quality of service delivery to customers.  In carrying out the study primary data were used and a combination of Factor and regression analytical tools was used in the analysis. The... Continue Reading

    In this study research, we have examined the Project Evaluation and Review Technique, PERT and the Critical Path Method CPM/Critical Path Analysis. CPA as Project Management tools, among others, and applied them to study the Electrical and Mechanical services contract of the School of Health Technology Building Project, FUTO, using... Continue Reading

This study undertakes a critical analysis of risk management as a formal technique for managing risks in project execution. It specifically probes into the proximate sources of risk into construction projects in Nigeria, the level of awareness and use of the technique amongst Nigerian construction professionals with a view to properly situating... Continue Reading

The study was conducted to appraise the impact of Micro Projects Programme of European Union (MPP6) in Abia State on the living standard of the people. The introduction on the activities of micro projects programme in the Nine States of the Niger Delta tagged MPP3 and MPP6 respectively were traced. Attempt was made to review related... Continue Reading

Most of the houses in Mombasa County are poorly constructed and without approved plans by Municipal Council of Mombasa and there are no urban plans for the structures constructed which makes Mombasa as a city surrounded by many shanty structures in the estates. In recent years, a number of financial institutions have encouraged the... Continue Reading

Monitoring and Evaluation over time have gained traction and become fundamental components in projects. Most internal evaluations are based on the assumption that evaluators are independent and do not bow to different forms of influence. Literature however reveals cases of evaluators being confronted by stakeholders to either alter or... Continue Reading

  There has been poor performance of road contract due to diverse challenges such as poor management of funds and poor delivery of services to the road user. In addition, the performance measurement systems aren’t efficient or effective to overcome this problem. Road contractor’s performance problem appears in many aspects, ranging... Continue Reading

Incidents of poor performance of community projects have been documented by various research studies. Many projects encounter delays in implementation, poor quality of projects, time and cost overruns that affect the overall achievement of project objectives (Ramathan et al., 2012). The major problem being that introduction of technology... Continue Reading

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of conflicts on project team productivity at Mastermind Tobacco Kenya Limited in order to build everlasting coexistence of members of a project team and ensure attainment of project as well as overall organizational goal. The objectives of this study were: to examine the effects of project... Continue Reading

It is a precondition by benefactors that every proposal must have provision for effective M&E Systems costed for and performed by skilled M&E staff. Donors have further recommended that ten percent of the financial resources must be set aside for performing M & E in donor funded projects. However, this is not the case in primary education... Continue Reading

Kenya is facing a serious sustainability problem as well a significant challenge in financing scale up of HIV and AIDS services to reach universal access, working towards zero HIV new infection, zero discrimination and zero HIV related deaths and attaining beyond zero. The gap between the available resources and actual needs is projected... Continue Reading

E-learning is widely used in the education sector in nowadays; hence, it is essential to study the effects of technology implementation on performance of students. There are numerous studies about academic performance however; studies on e-learning in Kenya are minimal. This study sought to examine the association of e-learning... Continue Reading

Many companies go into CSR without proper feasibility study or plan and this usually affects the success and future sustainability of the projects. Corporate Social Responsibility is a core strategy in business as it enhances trust, reliance, respect and transparency. In the process of satisfying the needs of stakeholder groups, the... Continue Reading

  Agricultural based projects play a major part in sustaining domestic and regional economic growth and are important agents for alleviating poverty in developing countries. Utilization of technology in agricultural based projects however remains an issue of concern to researchers, government and project stakeholders. Recent studies have... Continue Reading

  Performance of construction projects in Kenya is a matter of great concern to stakeholders, as most of the construction projects have experienced delays and cost overruns which have adversely affected their performance. Construction projects are very prone to risk which have the significant impact on their performance in terms of time,... Continue Reading

Women’s social, political and economic empowerment is a prerequisite for sustainable improvement and seasoned terrible growth. Accomplishing women’s economic empowerment calls for sound public regulations, a holistic method and lengthy-time period dedication and gender-specific views have to be incorporated on the layout level of... Continue Reading

Projects face hurdles ranging from cost overruns, inefficiency, delays, compromised quality and ineffectiveness in meeting set objectives. The main threat to a project are mainly the expected and unexpected risks. Diligent project management dictates that all risks involved are identified, managed, controlled, mitigated or avoided to... Continue Reading

Achievement of a project means that a number of its perceived factors were attained. It is not guaranteed that project management practices will result to success of funded projects by Micro finance institutions. However, the success of projects largely depends on the way it is managed and controlled. The challenges met during the... Continue Reading

This report is a result of an academic research entitled “The Contribution of Decentralization and Community Development Project (DCDP) on poverty reduction in Nyagatare District/ Rwanda (2005- 2010)”. The main purpose of this study was to analyze how DCDP project led to poverty reduction in Nyagatare District/Rwanda. The study was... Continue Reading

This study sought risk management and performance of UNDP projects in Somalia: a case study of Mogadishu to cadale road construction projet.~t. The objectives were; To establish relationship between risk identification and project performance of Mogadishu to Cadale Road Construction project, To assess the relationship between risk... Continue Reading