- Title
- Management strategies for reducing pathogens to improve project delivery in Thembisile Hani local municipality
- Creator
- Sibuyi, Venus
- Subject
- Strategic management
- Subject
- Development projects, in Thembisile Hani local municipality Eastern Cape (South Africa)
- Subject
- Mpumalanga (South Africa)
- Date Issued
- 2023-04
- Date
- 2023-04
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- Thesis
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/65011
- Identifier
- vital:74007
- Description
- This study focused on exploring management strategies that can be used to reduce pathogens in order to improve project delivery in Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (THLM). The main motivation behind this study is to identify the critical role that is played by municipalities in ensuring effective and efficient service delivery in the country. Municipalities are tasked with implementing service delivery and developmental projects in their communities with the aim of enhancing the quality of life of residents and contributing to economic development. However, the implementation of such projects often faces several obstacles which result in delays in their completion, ultimately incurring higher costs than initially budgeted for. The study sought to achieve the following objectives: to determine how people’s deliberate practices delay project delivery; to determine how project situations such as scope changes delay project delivery; to determine how the nature of task such as approvals by the client delay project delivery; to determine how THLM organisational structure or operations stall the smooth delivery of projects; and to recommend management strategies that will reduce pathogens and improve project delivery in THLM. The study was conducted using the quantitative approach, with a survey questionnaire being used to collect primary data from a sample of 78 employees from the municipalities. The sample was selected using the stratified sampling technique. The study found that there are a number of challenges that result in delays in the delivery of infrastructure projects in THLM. These include supply chain and procurement management challenges, lack of senior management support, lack of skills and competencies, changes in the scope of projects during implementation, delays in project approval, poor planning, and ineffective communication. The study recommended that THLM should enhance the skills of employees in the organisation to ensure that they have the right knowledge and skills that are required to implement infrastructure projects effectively. In addition, the project design stage should be carried out thoroughly to ensure that each project has a clearly defined scope. Furthermore, it is critical for the municipality to improve project planning and communication. Proper planning of projects ensures that the correct scope, schedule, and critical paths are developed, which ensures the smooth running of the project. Finally, management should improve supply chain and procurement management practices in the organisation as they are critical for the success of project delivery. Some limitations of this study relate to the focus on one municipality only as well as the use of only one method of data collection. iv Further research can be conducted on the same topic, focusing on a number of municipalities in the province in order to obtain better understanding of municipal project management and the overall challenges that affect project delivery in the organisations. The study can adopt a mixed-methods approach in order to obtain in-depth understanding of the research problem.
- Description
- Thesis (MSc) -- Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Technology, 2023
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (xi, 95 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Technology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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