Research on the Reasons for the Failure of Government Project Operation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53469/ijomsr.2023.6(04).01Keywords:
non-standard management, Project failure, corruption, substandard infrastructureAbstract
Project failure occurs in countries around the world, which is an embarrassment for any country that fails, especially developing countries that fail more frequently. Generally speaking, the characteristics of project implementation are successful implementation, delayed implementation and failed implementation. Therefore, effective practices should be relied on to reduce failures and delays. The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the causes, effects and consequences of project failures across Nigeria. A systematic literature review of academic publications related to Nigeria was conducted to identify the findings and answers to the three research questions selected for this study. In this study, the following reasons for project failure were identified : poor communication among various stakeholders of public projects in Nigeria; bad contracting and contractor practices ; poor planning and estimation ; frequent design scope changes and errors ; lack of sufficient resources and bureaucracy ; social culture and political intervention ; poor leadership and corruption. In addition, the impacts of identified project failures include : loss of national income ; project cost overruns ; citizens ' income loss ; infrastructure is not up to standard ; and the authorization to the community is low. Therefore, the consequences of failure are as follows : slow economic growth ; sector-centred underdevelopment ; loss of foreign aid / grants ; stricter donor regulations ; the election was lost to the current leader ; financial institutions lack confidence in the country. The conclusion is that most of the reasons are man-made, although it affects stakeholders and the communities that implement these projects, the consequences of failure affect the entire economy. It is recommended to encourage better management practices, political will and effective implementation of projects in Nigeria to avoid huge failure rates and their attendant effects and consequences.
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