The influence of project management maturity on perceived project success : a case study of the Lesotho water sector

Abstract

ENGLISH : This study aims to determine the project management maturity level of four organisations in the Lesotho Water Sector. It assesses its influence on perceived project success by undertaking case studies in these organisations. It, therefore, contributes to the limited literature on project management maturity in the water sector in Africa. The results indicated that the average project management maturity was 2, with one organisation at a maturity level of 3. A total of 53% of executed projects were perceived as successful. The study found that high-maturity-level organisations tend to execute projects more successfully. Additional factors that may lead to project failure in this sector were identified. AFRIKAANS : Hierdie studie het ten doel om die projekbestuur-volwassenheidvlak van vier organisasies in die Lesotho-watersektor te bepaal. Dit beoordeel die invloed daarvan op waargenome projeksukses deur gevallestudies in hierdie organisasies te onderneem. Dit dra dus by tot die beperkte literatuur oor projekbestuurvolwassenheid in die watersektor en in Afrika. Die resultate het aangedui dat die gemiddelde projekbestuur-volwassenheid 2 was, met een organisasie op 'n volwassenheidsvlak van 3. Altesaam 53% van uitgevoerde projekte is as suksesvol beskou. Die studie het bevind dat hoë-volwassenheid-vlak organisasies geneig is om projekte meer suksesvol uit te voer. Bykomende faktore wat tot projekmislukking in hierdie sektor kan lei, is geïdentifiseer.