Achieving successful and sustainable project delivery in Africa : how to implement effective and efficient project management practices and policies / Dr. Okoro Chima Okereke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Okereke, Chima, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management--Africa.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 251 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Productivity Press, 2020.

Summary:

African nations have an underdeveloped industrial and economic base such as their water supply, electrical systems, roads, railways, etc. Massive funding is required to build each of these basic services to the levels of developed nations - funding they don't have. Many African countries rely on assistance from the government and global companies looking to invest or facilitate projects in the region. And for a variety of reasons, many of these projects fail or are inadequate to fulfil the needs of the nation. In order to facilitate their own economic development, African nations need to cultivate efficient project management practices and policies that will help them achieve their goal of sustainability. This book by a multidisciplinary project management consultant, contributes to the body of knowledge that each African country can attain and sustain economic development by suggesting how to eliminate and correct most causes of failures of projects in construction, water treatment, electricity and renewable energy. It suggests that they should also be able to obtain the sustainable harvesting of the benefits of project deliverables which have been planned for in order to implement the various aspects of their economic development. The suggestions in this book will make a difference in project delivery and are comprehensive enough to create a root-and-branch change which will affect the people involved in making decision on projects and their delivery. Thus, project management teams and their managers, organization decision makers, companies looking to invest in the region, and politicians who plan the economy have to understand the causes of unhelpful practices and what needs to be done in order to produce productive and effective delivery of long-term sustainable project. The principal goal of this book is to advise public and private companies, and international organizations conducting projects in Africa on how to prepare themselves, their businesses and enterprises to solve the problems that cause failure of projects and abandonment of project deliverables. The book also recommends the necessity for a commercial enterprise or government entity to prepare and develop its vision, mission, and strategic objects to constitute the basis of a business plan which should be implemented for successful operations. After first identifying various failed and abandoned projects in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, the author provides an analysis of why these projects failed or were abandoned. By using methodologies of Organizational Project Management (OPM), Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and project management techniques, he suggests a framework for project delivery which could be used as a foundational structure and platform that will address the problem and provide solutions for the achievement of successful and sustainable project delivery in Africa.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Introduction

Definition of Terms: Project Failure and Abandonment, Successful and Sustainable Project Delivery

Main Objective of the Book

References

Section 1 Some Failed Projects and Project Deliverables

Chapter 2 Examples of Failed Projects in Nigeria

Failed Nigerian Steel Industry

Initial Promising Start

Causes of Failure

Disagreement over Privatisation

Reasons for the Privatisation

Poor Return on Investment, Gross Inefficiency, and Source of Major Financial Drain on the Economy

Zero Productivity with Regular Payments on Full Salaries

Abandoned and Still to Be Reactivated Scientific Projects

Why Was the Centre Not Completed?

Going Forward: Road Map

Observations and Comments

Nigeria Is the Largest Importer of Petrol Because of Non-Functional Refineries [1]

Comments

Little or No Accountability and "White Elephant Projects" [2]

Questionable and "White Elephant" Projects in Nigeria [2] and Other African Countries

Failure to Plan for Sustainability of Projects and Project Deliverables

Personal Experience: Failure of Delta Steel Company

Absence of Project Management Office: International Practice for National Project Management and Sustainability

Going Forward

Necessity for a Nigerian National Project Management Office

Questions

Chapter 3 Examples of Failed Projects in Ghana

Failure of the Ghana-STX Building Project: A 10 Billion Housing Project [1]

Chapter 4 Examples of Failed Projects in South Africa

Poor Planning and Implementation: Poor Project Management

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Metro Buses: A Failed but Not Abandoned Project [2].

Failure in the Telecommunications Industry in South Africa [3]

Microsoft's Digital Villages in South Africa [4]

Section 2 Failed Projects in Some Industries in Africa

Chapter 5 Failures in Construction Industry

Chapter 6 Failures in Water (Borehole) Projects

Money "Wasted" on Water Projects in Africa

New Operations Strategy

Success of Boreholes in Ghana GovernmentSupport Scheme

Chapter 7 Failures in the Electricity Industry

Poor Power Supply Causes Poor Economic Growth

Chapter 8 Renewable Energy Projects

Problem of Low Investments in Africa

Lack of Access to, and Grossly Inadequate Reliable Grid Supply in Nigeria [2, 3]

Grossly Deficient and Lack of Electricity Supply Extends the Cycle of Poverty

Nigeria's Solar Projects: A Mixture of Failures and Successes

An Example of a Failed Renewable Energy Project in Nigeria [4]

Cause of Failure: Poor and Inadequate Maintenance

Causes of Failure of Renewable Energy Projects in Nigeria

Successful Renewable Energy Project in Nigeria [4]

A Bright Spot in Jigawa

Comments and "Turning of the Tide" in the Renewable Energy Industry

Why Should There Be a Section on Successes in a Book That Discusses Failed Projects?

Successful Developments in the Solar Power

Successful Streetlights in Lagos, 2016

Lagos State and UK Department for International Development (UK DFID)

Building the Market for Solar Power in Nigeria

The Programme Approach

Progress and Improvement in Education as Solar Power Provides Affordable Energy for Classrooms, IT Lessons and Much More

Maintenance Arrangement of Deliverables

Renewable Energy in Other African Countries [5].

World Bank Funding: Solar Power in Kenya [5]

Local Solar Vendors and Distributors

Mobile Pay-Go Solar Energy in Zambia Aims at 850,000 Homes [6]

Ghana's Renewable Energy Project of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Wind Power Minigrids [7]

Section 3 Definition of Problems, Review and Suggestions for Solutions

Chapter 9 Lack of Resources, Poor Planning and Poor Project Management

Chapter 10 Problems of Corruption, Zero Productivity and Poor Return on Investment

Summary

Chapter 11 Failed Governance, Majorly Contributory to Failed Projects in Africa

Dissolution of the Nigeria Steel Development Authority (NSDA)

Lack of Continuity and Consistency in Successive Government Policies

Problem of Accountability

Way Forward

Section 4 A Framework for Successful Management of Projects, Programmes, and Portfolios using OPM, PPM Lifecycle &amp

PMO

Chapter 12 A Suggested Framework

Description of the Components of the Framework

Chapter 13 Project Portfolio Management (PPM)

An Introduction to Project Portfolio Management

Functions and Necessity

The PPM Philosophy

Implementation of Project Portfolio Management

Describing and Developing the Phases

Gate or Phase 1: Classification, Evaluation and Selection

Necessity for Evaluation and Selection

Gate or Phase 2: Management and Monitoring

Gate or Phase 3: Business Plan and Budgeting

Gate or Phase 4: Project Implementation

Monitoring and Control

Flexibility, Continuity and Key Performance Index

Other Applications of KPIs in PPM

Using BSC to Implement Corporate Strategy Using PPM

PPM Governance

Tips for Achieving Good Governance

Design of PPM Governance System

Other Features of PPM Governance System.

PPM Governance and Portfolio Management

Governance Implications within the PMO

Governance at the Programme and Project Level

Management of Corporate Benefits in PPM Implementation, Challenges and Maintenance of PPM Implementation: Suggested Checklist of Key Components Required for Successful Project Portfolio Management

A Suggested Checklist of Key Components Required for Successful Project Portfolio Management

Chapter 14 Programme Management

Programme Goals and Objectives

Programme Roadmap

Managing Successful Programmes

A Specific Work Success Story

Chapter 15 Project Management Life Cycle

The Process Groups

Initiating Process Group

Activities of the Initiating Process Group

Develop Project Charter

Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement

Planning Process Group

Develop Project Management Plan

Scope Planning

Scope Definition

Create Work Breakdown Structure

Activity Definition

Activity Sequencing

Activity Resource Estimating

Activity Duration Estimating

Schedule Development

Cost Estimating

Cost Budgeting

Quality Planning

Human Resources Planning

Communication Planning

Risk Planning

Plan Purchases and Acquisitions

Plan Contracting

Project Execution Process Group

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group

Integrated Change Control Process

Close Project Process

Administrative Closure

Contract Closure

Chapter 16 Transitioning from Project to Operations and Maintenance

Reference

Section 5 Summary of Suggestions for the Achievement of Success and Sustainability in Project Delivery

Chapter 17 Contributions of the Book for the Achievement of Success and Sustainability in Project Delivery

Tabular Guideline for the Use of the Recommended Framework.

Appendix 1: National Project Management Office (NPMO)

Appendix 2: Definitions and Explanations for Frequently Used Project Management Words for Busy Executives and Managers in Developing Countries

Appendix 3: KPI-BSC Link

Appendix 4: Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO)

Appendix 5: Tips for PPM Success

Appendix 6: Programme Benefits Management

Appendix 7: Key Performance Index (KPI)

Appendix 8: Balanced Scorecard (BSC)

Appendix 9: Enterprise Risk Management

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-300626-4

1-000-05613-9

1-003-00626-4

1-000-05609-0

9781003006268

OCLC:

1154017078