Abstract
This research was carried out to determine the effect of scope definition on public building projects that are implemented by project implementing agencies (PIAs) in Malawi. The research sought to investigate the relationship between the level of scope definition and the corresponding performance of infrastructure projects. The study demonstrated the correlation between the level of project scope definition and the success of infrastructure projects. A project scope definition tool called the ‘project definition rating index’ (PDRI) was used in this research to measure the level of project scope definition. The research concluded that there is a significant direct correlation between scope definition and the corresponding performance of the sampled infrastructure projects in Malawi’s PIAs. Projects that were well-defined tended to exhibit good project performance indicators, while those that were poorly-defined tended to exhibit poor project performance indicators.
Highlights
A well-defined project scope enables successful completion of a project within the planned time, budget, and quality parameters
This study set out to determine the effect that project scope definition has on pre-planning efforts in Malawi’s infrastructure project implementing agencies (PIAs)
The research intended to assess the overall impact of preplanning efforts on project performance, measuring project success based on cost, time, and quality achieved by the projects
Summary
A well-defined project scope enables successful completion of a project within the planned time, budget, and quality parameters. In the field of project management, scope definition is carried out during the pre-planning phase, which is a period that requires investing a substantial amount of time and resources in activities leading to the final investment decision. This effort is proven to be an effective way of increasing the chances of project success while significantly decreasing the risks that could arise during project implementation [23]. This line of thought has, not been considered in detail in this paper
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