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Project Managers' Strategies For Megaproject Success, Nkenamchi Benedict Oputa
Project Managers' Strategies For Megaproject Success, Nkenamchi Benedict Oputa
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In Africa, most oil and gas megaprojects exceed their original budget and time deadlines despite advancement in project management processes and systems. This study explored strategies project managers used for megaprojects' success in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria, from the perspectives of the owner and contractor organizations. Multiple case study design was utilized to collect data by asking open-ended questions in separate interviews with 4 project managers. Archival project data was also reviewed to eliminate information incongruences. The conceptual framework for the study is the contingency theory that there is no universal management structure for every project. The …