Evaluation of Project Management Practices on Effective Implementation of Road Projects in the Western North Region of Ghana: A Case Study of the Benchema Junction-Adjoafua Road Project.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Project Management Practices on effective implementation of road construction Projects in Western North Region of Ghana. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population of the study were the capital-intensive building construction projects undertaken by the licensed architectural, quantity surveyor firms and engineering firms, who totaled to 703. The study used stratified sampling to select 96 projects. The sample size was calculated using Krejcie and Morgan’s formula. This study used primary data which was collected through use of a questionnaire. The questionnaires were self-administered with the help of research assistants. Inferential and Descriptive statistics such as percentages, mean and standard deviations were used to perform data analysis. After data had been collected through questionnaires, it was prepared in readiness for analysis by editing, handling blank responses, coding, categorizing and keying into statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) computer software for analysis. The study finding was that resource planning, monitoring, top management support and communication were significantly and positively related with effective implementation of road construction projects of the Western North region of Ghana. The study recommends the management of firms undertaking building construction projects to set up rules and regulations that will guide the adoption of these management practices in order to effectively implement the projects they undertake. They should make objectives that incorporate these practices. The study also recommends that the agents regulating the firms undertaking road projects to formulate policies that will ensure that proper management practices are adopted in these firms. They can also support the firms by providing training programs for the management to train on these aspects.