| Abstract: | The AAIASC is one of the major Islamic religion followers‟ institution found in Ethiopia. It was re-established under the general Assembly of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs council proclamation 24 S/No. 24.2.2 given by the Authority to re-establish the regional Islamic Affairs councils. It was re-established in September 2006 E.C. through the involvement of general Muslim public from Keble up to Addis Ababa city Administration with full participation through the process of free public elections. Starting from an assignment of new management and executive members, the institution has been performing several project and non-project activities in the city and sub city Administrative level. In the construction project perspectives, there was prevalence of the projects delays because of clearly unknown reasons. The researcher was aimed to identify the major factors that contributed to this problem. Major objective of this study was to identify the causes of project delay manifested on the project implementation processes of the selected institution. Scope of the study was de-limited to AAIASC led projects. Mixed Research Approaches (both qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques) is included in the study. An explanatory design of the study was used. Results of study were collected and discussed through the explanatory data analysis methods. Out of the total of available (40) populations (N), all of (40) population (n) were selected, as a result 100% response rate has been achieved. And Out of the total of 40 /forty/ respondents, 34 (85 %) are male, and 6 (15%) are female. The Major findings of the study showed that, the existence of significant impact of project delays has resulted because of the identified five causes of project delay factors. Conclusion, fromthe questionnaires were developed based on the five point likert scale ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree) distributed to respondents personally to measure the causes of project delay. Three levels of participants were involved in this study. Among the distributed questionnaires all of them were returned and the data was analysed through SPSS techniques, and finally the results of the study discussed and concluded. Limitations of the study were non voluntary responses, lack of sufficient data, methodological usage, and lack of worked research and etc. Recommendation, the institution must work a lot in order to solve challenges of all causes of the project delays by upgrading technological tools, assigning project manager, Avoidance of being corruptism and establishment of carrot and stick rules and regulations by making an organized and responsibility based supervision and stake holder involvement in the major project works and so forth.. |
