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Scope Management Strategies For Engineering Leaders To Improve Project Success Rates, Kevin Lee Ramage
Scope Management Strategies For Engineering Leaders To Improve Project Success Rates, Kevin Lee Ramage
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Civil engineering projects undertaken without successful implementation of scope management strategies by project leaders are approximately 10% more likely to fail than projects undertaken with scope management strategies. Using scope management theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore scope management strategies used by some project leaders in the engineering field to improve project success rates. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with 3 purposefully selected project leaders in Georgia, and a review of project completion reports, budget reports, government proposals, and scope management documents. Data analysis occurred using Yin's 5-step process of compiling, disassembling, reassembling, interpreting, …
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 …