Strategies for managing project constraints for successful implementation of Niger Delta Development Commission rural development projects
| dc.contributor.author | Onyema, Ofuruiche Val-Obiajulu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-04T13:31:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-04T13:31:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-02 | |
| dc.description | The Masters' Thesis contains tables and appendices | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study explored the strategies for managing project constraints in the implementation of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Rural Development Projects (RDP) in Abia State. Coping with constraints in the implementation of NDDC projects in the rural communities of Abia State will proffer avenue for improved standards of living and enhanced quality of life for the rural dwellers. The field survey research design and judgmental sampling techniques were used. The primary data used for the study were obtained from target respondents who are the experts and professionals from NDDC; and other stakeholders among the rural dwellers. The instrument used for data collection and measurements were well structured questionnaire modeled in likert five point’s scale. The methods of data analysis were relative severity index, (RSI) Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA). The results of RSI uncovered that environmental and socio-economic constraints are the severest and most significant hindrance to implementation of NDDC RDP in Abia State. The EVA result discovered that almost all NDDC projects were not realized within their budgeted time and cost due to non-application of systematic strategies for management of project constraints. RDP suffered cost and time overruns at every stage of completion status. The results and findings from MRA and hypotheses testing infer that transparent collaboration, application of project management best practices, risk management and scope change management are the most decisive strategies that will enhance management of constraints in the implementation of NDDC RDP in Abia State. The study recommends seamless communication among stakeholders, transparency and collaboration, and economic empowerment of the rural populace, through the provision of formal education and skills acquisition at the grass root level. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Onyema, O. V. O. (2024). Strategies for managing project constraints for successful implementation of Niger Delta Development Commission rural development projects (Unpublished Master's Thesis). Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/1610 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Rural development | |
| dc.subject | implementation | |
| dc.subject | enhanced quality | |
| dc.subject | judgmental | |
| dc.subject | hindrance | |
| dc.subject | Department of Project management Technology | |
| dc.title | Strategies for managing project constraints for successful implementation of Niger Delta Development Commission rural development projects | |
| dc.type | Master’s Thesis |