ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEVEL OF MATURITY OF FEDERAL ROAD PROJECTS IN ETHIOPIA: A DISAGGRIGATED ANALYSIS BASED ON STAKEHOLDERS

Abstract

The F.D.R.E government has allocated large portion of the capital budget for the construction of federal road projects. The project management of the federal road projects has three major stakeholders which are the Ethiopian Roads Authority, Consultants and construction companies. The objective of the study is to assess the level of project management level of maturity of federal road projects in Ethiopia: a disaggregated analysis based on stakeholders. The study is conducted following quantitative research design using structured questionnaire as primary source of data and previously conducted researches, books, organizational publications and reports used as secondary source data. The collected data had been analyzed quantitatively through five-levels of project management maturity assessment model. The stakeholders’ project management level of maturity with respect to project management of integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk, procurement and stakeholders is analyzed. According to the assessment made, the project management maturity level of stakeholders is found in different level. The Ethiopian Roads Authority and the consulting firms are found in level 3. Whereas, the construction companies are in level 2. Since higher level of project management maturity ensures effective project delivery and has a direct impact on project efficiency, this study also recommend some points on observed gaps by referring literatures in each project management knowledge areas.