EVALUATION OF THE CHALLENGES TO PROJECT DELIVERY CONFRONTING PROJECT LEADERS IN THE DYNAMIC HUMAN SETTLEMENT ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Project Leaders face various challenges on human settlement projects that hinder project delivery and have an overall effect on the public sector. The public sector management, stakeholders, academics and practitioners need a better understanding of these challenges should the public sector aspire to meet the housing need adequately. This study used insight obtained from the systematic review of literature on housing projects delivery to develop relevant questions posed to nineteen Project leaders in the City of Cape Town. It was found that Project leaders in the Cape Metro confront socio-political, organizational, multi-stakeholder and legislative challenges for which they are often not prepared. Further, lack of communication and breakdown in communication channels with communities and stakeholders remains a critical issue that affects subsidized housing Project delivery. The project was of immense value to knowledge generation. A significant contribution of the research to knowledge generation in universities is in the identification of the challenges to project delivery confronting project leaders in the dynamic Human Settlement Environment (HSE) and with the theoretical construct, provide recommendations to help the City of Cape Town identify opportunities for transformation and improving the delivery of the much-needed houses to informal settlement dwellers. The outputs of the research comprising of a research report, Chapter in a Book and workshop will be beneficial to all stakeholders within the HSE.