David Ackah
Texila’s School of Business Management (SOBM) | Texila American University
Email: drackah@ipmp.edu.gh | drdavidackah@gmail.com
Abstract
The research is to find out from the general public, project management practitioners and contractors what they perceive as the effects of the Ghanaian government’s project failure on the key stakeholders of such projects. However, in line with the aims and objectives of this study, effects are restricted to only the negative ones. Therefore, there is a need to review prior studies in this subject area. This will provide justification for the research findings and recommendations. Many effects of project failure have been cited in management and project management literature; however, a review of the literature indicates that the effects are specific to specific projects and/or specific industries. For instance, research into causes and effects of project failure in Malaysian construction industry by Sambasivan and Soon (2007) identified six (6) main effects. These were: time overrun cost overrun, disputes, arbitration, litigation and total abandonment. The study, which used a questionnaire survey to collect data from clients, consultants and contractors, concluded that there is a direct correlation between causes of project failure and the effects of project failure. That is to say, the effects of the project failure could be traced to specific causes of the project failure.
Keywords: Project Management Practitioners, Effects Of Project Failure
