Cause Projects Failures In Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne Education Sector Construction Project From 2007- 2012 E.Cs As A Case Study

Abstract

This study investigated the perception of the extent the causes of project failure on Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfine education sector construction projects failure. The purpose of this research was found out the causes of project failure on education sector construction projects failure. An initial literature review was conduct to development theoretical framework that was used determined the extent of cause’s projects failure in education sector construction project failure. Because of the above indicate points the study was focused on the cause’s project failure as case study. The study design was descriptive case study. Descriptive statistics data analysis method was applied to analyze numerical data gathered using open ended questions. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences computer software was used for analysis to generate data array that was used for subsequent analysis of the data. Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 21 has got descriptive statistics features that assist in variable response comparison and gives clear indication of responses frequencies. The data was cleaned, coded, categorized per each of the research variables and then analyzed using descriptive analysis. The findings was presented using tables, since tables are user friendly and shows response frequencies as well as percentages of the respondents’ opinions on the cause projects failures in Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfine education sector construction project. The study identified 15 factors that account for Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne education sector project failure. These are: Change project leadership (turnover of head of the sector), Selection of project manager, project team formation (project committee selection), task definition, user involvement, poor planning, monitoring problem, project management techniques, commitment to project, project fund release, absence Labor, poorly defined project scope, inadequate risk management, failure to identify key assumptions, project managers who lack experience and training, no use of formal methods and strategies, lack of effective communication at all levels, key staff leaving the project and/or company, poor management of expectations, ineffective leadership, the existence of corruption, lack of detailed documentation, bureaucracy, poor communication, lack of continuity , political interference , culture, belief system and fluctuation of price. The finding identified the ten most causes that influences Oromia special zone surrounding Finfine education sector projects failure. Those are corruption, poor planning, bureaucracy, user involvement, poor supervision, project management techniques, ineffective leadership, delay in payment and change in project leadership. The third objective of this study was to identify the effects of Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne education sector construction project failure on key stakeholders associated with such projects and their relative importance. Additional, the study identified 15 possible effects of Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne education sector construction projects failure on key stakeholders. These are: emotional stress on citizens, under development of education sector, good governance problem, loss of quality education, citizens loss the right to learn, cost escalation, loss of trust in education sector, bad image for the government and education sector, loss of properties, loss of election and slows economic growth.