In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement of Master Degree in Project Management

Abstract

Project is the building block of economy that nations establish it up on either problem or opportunity. But the delay in projects has negative consequences to the organization as well as to the nation. This study therefore intended to explore the determining factors for implementation delay of the projects in Development bank of Ethiopia at Adama branch. The design used by the study was the mix of descriptive and explanatory. The researcher used samples taken from project financed from year 2015-2020 by Development bank of Ethiopia Adama Branch. The study took the sample frame from years under consideration Creating strata in accordance with the economic sector. The researcher used secondary data of the projects like due diligence of the projects, appraisal work, the educational background of the client and project manager, checking banks and client response rate. In the study hypotheses were analyzed using binary logistic regression analysis model was showed that existence of significant relationship between the delay factors and project implementation delay. The data analysis from the SPSS version 26 showed that the hypothesized predicting variable explain 73% variation in the delay of the projects. The predicting variable found to be educational background of the client, bankability of the client, capital level of the client, quality of document screening, quality of due diligence undertaking and quality of appraisal work are found to be significantly affect the project implementation delay of the project of the branch. The researcher found that six significantly determining factors for the project delay. Educational background of the client, bankability of the client, capital level of the client, quality of document screening, quality of due diligence undertaking and quality of appraisal work are predicting variables found to be significant. Taking the research output the researcher recommends that the next researcher study external factors based to the internal are very broad and very difficult to manage the scope. Therefore the researcher first need to know these two factors the bank side and client side determining factors before he or she go for external one.