Expected Success Factors for Public Sector Projects in Nigeria: A Stakeholder Analysis

Analysing and managing stakeholders’ views have been recognized as necessary for the success of projects or programs. This research set out to investigate the expectations of client and contracting organizations in the Nigerian construction industry on their priorities for public project implementation. An opinion survey of client and contracting organizations in the Federal Capital Territory and some selected states of Nigeria was done. A set of 151 questionnaires was administered through the use of purposive and snowballing techniques on clients and contracting organizations. 67 completed questionnaires were returned. The data collected was subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistical analyses. The results suggest that there are no significant differences, between client and contracting organizations, in their assessment of the six identified priorities in public sector project implementation. The study recommends that the homogeneity of perceptions by the two organizations can be a platform for intervention efforts for improvements in public sector project delivery

Expected success factors in the procurement of public sector projects in Nigeria: a stakeholder analysis / Martin Dada

Perceptions, whether right or wrong, have the capacity for determining human interactions and responses to issues. Analysing and ultimately managing stakeholders' views have been recognized as necessary for the success of projects or programs. This research set out to investigate the expectations of client and consulting organizations in the Nigerian construction industry on priorities in public project procurement or implementation. An opinion survey of client and consulting organizations in some selected states of Nigeria was done. A set of 155 questionnaires was administered through the use of purposive and snow balling techniques on clients and consulting organizations. 65 completed questionnaires were returned. The data collected was subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The results of the analysis indicate that project completion at 'least or budgeted cosf is regarded as the most important issue of emphasis by consulting organizations while 'project meeting transparency and accountability' requirements is the most important to client organizations. The results further suggest that there are no significant differences, between client and consulting organizations in the rankings of the six identified expectations on public sector project implementation. It is recommended that the homogeneity of perceptions by the two organizations can form the basis of intervention efforts for improvements in public sector project delivery. Furthermore, the result provide the stakeholders of public projects feedback on perceptions, which can be useful in planning for future public projects

Predictors Of Procurement Selection: An Investigation Of Traditional And Integrated Methods In Nigeria

A nation's construction industry plays a pivotal role in the nation's development. While the arrangement and organisation of participants for construction procurement is critical to project delivery, participants are often faced with a maze of possible procurement paths. This study used 94 construction projects in Nigeria that were executed or being executed with the traditional or integrated project procurement methods. A logistic regression analysis was conducted using dependent and independent variables. A model for predicting the chosen procurement method evolved from this analysis. The developed model was significant, and its robustness was validated. The model's predictive use is recommended for projects in the research environment. Further examination of ethical and cultural issues with respect to construction procurement in the research environment is recommended. Furthermore, a similar study should be done in countries with similar or dissimilar characteristics to elicit the effects of geographical and cultural difference