THE EFFECT OF SCOPE DEFINITION ON INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS: A CASE IN MALAWI’S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/27-4-1562

Keywords:

project scope definition, success, infrastructure projects

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the effect of scope definition on public building projects that are implemented by project implementing agencies (PIAs) in Malawi. The research sought to investigate the relationship between the level of scope definition and the corresponding performance of infrastructure projects.

The study demonstrated the correlation between the level of project scope definition and the success of infrastructure projects. A project scope definition tool called the ‘project definition rating index’ (PDRI) was used in this research to measure the level of project scope definition.

The research concluded that there is a significant direct correlation between scope definition and the corresponding performance of the sampled infrastructure projects in Malawi’s PIAs. Projects that were well-defined tended to exhibit good project performance indicators, while those that were poorly-defined tended to exhibit poor project performance indicators. 

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Author Biography

Leon Pretorius, University of Pretoria

Leon Pretorius has more than 35 years professional, engineering, academic, and academic management experience. He was professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa until 2007. In 2004 he was the last Dean of Engineering at the Rand Afrikaans University prior to the merger of RAU and TWR when he became Executive Dean of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg in 2005. He is currently Professor in the Graduate School of Technology Management at University of Pretoria. He has concurrently been active as specialist consultant and researcher in engineering industry since 1980, He has supervised more than 166 master and Phd students in engineering as well as engineering and technology management. He has also published more than 174 technical conference papers and peer reviewed journal articles as author and co-author in his fields of expertise. He is an Honorary Fellow of SAIMechE, member of SAIIE, Member of ASME and Member of SAIEEE.

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Published

2016-12-06

How to Cite

Banda, R. K., & Pretorius, L. (2016). THE EFFECT OF SCOPE DEFINITION ON INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS: A CASE IN MALAWI’S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 27(4), 203–214. https://doi.org/10.7166/27-4-1562

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Case Studies

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