| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to Study Causes of Project Delay in Grade One Construction Companies: the case of Yotek Addis Ababa”. Both descriptive and explanatory research designs were used for this study. Cross-sectional data were collected to address the research objectives of the study using a self-administered questionnaire for 65 employees using a stratified sampling and simple random probability sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and inferential (correlation and regression) analysis through the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 16. The study used three major Causes of Project Delay factors including monitoring and evaluation, material-related factors, and project management-related factors as predictor variables, and successful project completion as the dependent variable. The finding of the research indicated that monitoring and evaluation, material-related factors, and project management-related factors have a positive and statistically significant impact on successful project completion. Finally, based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made for Construction Companies of Yotek: The most significant and influential variable affecting project completion time was found to be monitoring and evaluation, hence the project managers and clients should give their priority to improve the monitoring and evaluation strategies and techniques they use. |
