Dealing with Project Management Challenges through effective Project Leadership

The Case of Zimbabwe´s Construction Industry

Travail de Recherche , 2013 , 32 Pages , Note: A

Gestion d'entreprise - Direction d'entreprise, Management, Organisation

Leadership is a crucial component of project management in any development sector. However, the construction sector in developing countries has features and processes that make leadership even more vital. Construction projects by governments demand huge financial and technical resources and the project teams are usually large and diverse. The process of project construction management is long and involves a large number of separate and connected tasks. Good leadership is also crucial in government construction projects since poor performance can have negative repercussions for the nation and the general population. Thus, effective leadership is essential and can provide answers to the many challenges that the construction sector faces which has long term socioeconomic implications for developing countries. This paper investigates the challenges that are faced by government initiated construction projects in developing countries and suggests possible ways of addressing them through effective leadership. Several studies have been undertaken to investigate factors leading to low productivity, cost overruns and hazards among other challenges in specific construction projects but less has been done to discuss the general challenges facing construction projects. In doing this, attention should be paid to contexts because they differ. This prompted me to study the Zimbabwean case.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introductory Chapter
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Description of the Topic
1.3. Definition of Terms
1.3.1. Project
1.3.2. Project Management
1.3.3. Construction Project Management
1.3.4. Project Leadership
1.4. Research Methodology

2. Literature Review
2.1. Project Leadership
2.2. Leadership and Organizational Performance
2.3. Leadership Theories
2.3.1. Trait Theory
2.3.2. Behavioral Theories
2.3.3. Contingency School
2.4. Project Management Challenges

3. Presentation of Results and Analysis
3.1. Experience in working with construction projects
3.2. Highest Levels of Education
3.3. Sex
3.4. Importance of Leadership in Successful Project Management
3.5. Challenges at Project Initiation
3.6. Challenges Faced at the Stage of Feasibility Studies
3.7. Challenges Faced at Schematic Design Stage
3.8. Challenges Faced at the Stage of Producing Information
3.9. Tendering Stage
3.10. Challenges Faced at Project Planning and Construction Stages
3.11. Project Completion

4. Conclusions and Recommendations

5. Conclusions

6. Recommendations

7. References

8. Appendix 1: Questionnaire

• Université: ( Atlantic International University )
• Cours: Project Leadership
• Note: A
• Auteur: Tsitsi Muvunzi (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2013
• Pages: 32
• N° de catalogue: V214935
• ISBN (ebook): 9783656430780
• ISBN (Livre): 9783656434153
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: dealing, project, management, challenges, leadership, case, zimbabwe´s, construction, industry