Developing Local Capacity for Project Management--key to Social and Business Transformation in Developing Countries
Author: Larry A. Adeyemi
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 10
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKImplementing projects in developing countries involves resolving numerous challenges related to working in instable environments incapable of supporting many key project activities. This paper examines the key drivers and an implementation model that can help project managers successfully manage large- and medium-sized projects implemented in developing countries. In doing so, it identifies the PMBOK Guide's definitions of project and project management; it defines the seven key forces now driving project investments within developing countries. It discusses the potential and real barriers--including systemic, economic, financial, governance, authority, culture, technology, and human resources--that usually disrupt efforts to implement project in developing countries. It also lists the nine benefits of assessing the capacity of the local context to support project and project management activities. It then outlines a six-phase model for managing projects in developing countries, detailing each phase's purpose and its primary activities.