PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF FAILURE FACTORS OF CYCLING PROJECT OF ADDIS ABABA CITY ROAD AND TRANSPORT BUREAU

Abstract

A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 5th edition identifies ten knowledge areas that project managers should focus and organization should follow to ensure the effective implementation of all projects. However, most organizations undertake projects without necessarily adhering to these standard project management practices that leading to the failure of most projects. The Ministry of Transport in coordination with AACRTB made an initial attempt to encourage and facilitate cycling through the development of designated cycle tracks and bicycle rental program. The project is implemented in three selected areas: Imperial-Atlas, CMC - Summit and Hayat roundabout -chafe/Hayat condominium. The purpose of the project was to explore the viability of urban cycling and cycle sharing in Addis Ababa. Since implementation in 2015 the project has encountered several challenges. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which AACRTB cycling project adopt Project Management standards in the implementation of the project, to investigate the processes used in the implementation of the AACRTB cycling project, to determine the causes of project failures. The major findings of the research indicated that standard project management practices are mostly implemented, but some shortcoming were identified by respondents including Project Human Resource management, Project Communication Management, Project Risk Management and Project Stakeholder Management. Likewise project management process were adopted in the implementation, without necessarily adhering of those knowledge area contributing for the failure of the project and finally it was highly recommended that five project management processes groups and ten knowledge areas must be carried out effectively to ensure high success rate of projects.