Evaluating the causes and impacts of project delays

The first stage survey questionnaires did assist in determining the major causes for concern as regards project delays. Prior to that, the correlation between projects and oil and gas assets efficiency were deemed very significant, implying the link between them. The second research aim of identifying the leading causes were determined, where 4 out of the 13 per literature were captured as major concerns.Moving to the interview phase, the correlation between project delays and oil and gas asset efficiency was re-validated with all participants agreeing to the link they share.
Poor planning from the clients, lack of supply of key materials were considered even more significant as they are said to have stalled projects in this climate. Some of the ideas on curbing this concerns lied within effective competency verification, material quality planning, effective communication with stakeholders and early order of long lead items. The closing highlighted declining knowledge transfer, lack of job role clarity, poor contract worker welfare and pay package, crude oil theft amongst others. In the next chapter, discusses the concluding part of this research with a summary of what was carried out, how it was interpreted and the degree of exactness of the research questions solutions.