Exploring Factors of Project Failure: A Qualitative Study of Development Projects of Pakistan

Abstract

Development projects were the key initiatives that effectively addressed and countered the current/future issues as well as development requirement of a country socially and economically. Pakistan had established appropriate administrative bodies, i.e., ministries/divisions, institutes, autonomous bodies for effective and efficient development of the country and nation. Pakistan always planned and executed huge and minor initiatives (projects) beyond the available financial, technical, human resources. Research study appraises the all-inclusive causes/factors of projects failure that were categorically responsible for projects failure. Pakistan's projects are mostly failed or having limited impact or verse impact. There were many and six all-inclusive factors which are broader responsible for failure of the projects. The actual causes were identified by conduction an open-ended interview from experienced concerned representatives of projects comprising from executing ministries/divisions and controlling ministry. The respondents expressed their feeling accordingly due to already established excellent liaison with respondents. Pakistan and almost whole society had badly developed especially in socially, economically and Islamically Developing of society on true footage as per Islamic principles is the solution. The selection, appointment, specific development (intrinsic and extrinsic) of politicians, civil servants, project's officials and assigning duties to rights person at right place in true meaning. There is dire need of accountability with true letter & spirit of every action and every individual (all those involved) there must be shifting of responsibility accordingly and there must be an excellent mechanism for rational shifting accordingly of all individuals, departments, ministries with appropriate ratio.

Keywords: Factors, Project Failure, Qualitative, Development, Projects