Deficiencies in Project Governance: An Analysis of Infrastructure Development Program

Asadullah Khan, Muhammad Waris, Ishak Ismail, Mirza Rizwan Sajid, Mehfooz Ullah and Faisal Usman
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Asadullah Khan: Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Pahang 26600, Malaysia
Muhammad Waris: Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Pahang 26600, Malaysia
Ishak Ismail: Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Pahang 26600, Malaysia
Mirza Rizwan Sajid: Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang 26000, Malaysia
Mehfooz Ullah: Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Pahang 26600, Malaysia
Faisal Usman: Planning & Development Department, Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit 15100, Pakistan

Administrative Sciences, 2019, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The governance of public sector infrastructure projects became an important topic of interest in the project, program, and portfolio management literature during the last decade. Today, it is becoming a central focus for policymakers seeking to ensure success in selecting, designing, and implementing government-sponsored programs of multi-projects. Due to the multiple underlying risks and complexities, the governance of infrastructure programs constitutes a critical element in strategic planning in developing countries. This paper has analyzed the infrastructure development program in Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Pakistan), and revealed major shortcomings in the areas of decision-making, stakeholder management, and role ambiguity. Approaches to remedy these shortcomings have, thus, been proposed.

Keywords: project governance; program; infrastructure development; Gilgit-Baltistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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