A Factorial Approach of Improving Information Management In Project Execution And Control In NDDC

Abstract

In this work, the critical factors in improving information management in project execution and control in NDDC were identified. The study employed a survey approach, with questionnaires designed to gather data about information systems usage and the attendant effects. Factor analysis was applied to the identified variables. Kendall’s Coefficient of Concordance (KCC) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were used to analyze the data collected from respondents, rank the established variables, and reduce these variables. And also to investigate the interplay among these variables. The results showed the rating by experts who ranked the factors and showed that the index of consistency in ranking with 0.962 and is considered robust which suggests a great coherence in their ranking with communication strategies coming up trump in the analysis. The PCA model clustered the thirty-two factors into five factors through data reduction and it was found that site meetings, feedback system, Local culture, project communication management and Staff training, are among the critical factors identified. This study has been able to find out that relationships exist between information systems usage and perceived poor service delivery of projects.