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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

POST GRADUATE PROGRAM

Regular Program®

Course Title: Project Management.

Course Code: MBA 711.

Group Assignment Title: Successful Project Vs Failed Project.

Student Name: Afewerk Mitta ………………………………ID Number: 0152/12.

Student Name:. Anberber Ayele ……………………………ID Number: 0261/12.

Student Name: Aregawi Hailemariam Berhe………………..ID Number: 0222/12.

Student Name: Dereje Bekele………………………………ID Number: 0151/12.

Student Name:Edom Girma …………………………………..ID Number:0176 /12.

Submitted to: Dr.Habtamu Dadi.

Submission Date: 16/01/2021.

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This is group assignments. The assignment helps you to understand the overall importance of project
management course
Question
Take two practical projects in your area
a. One successful project
b. One failed project
A. What are the success and failure factors for these projects?
Unity Park Project

Urbanization is the future. According to estimations by the United Nations, by the year 2050 around 68%
of the world’s population will live in urban settings. As of 2018-which was when the above report was
issued – about 55% of the world’s population lived in urban settings.

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According to the same report, most of the urbanization - namely over 90% is expected to occur in Asia
and Africa.

Even though country specific assessments are lacking on exactly how much of the country’s citizens live
in urban settings - predominantly because the country hasn’t had a national census since 2007 - it is clear
that the urban space is growing, especially in Addis Ababa. According to

Population Stat, about 4.8 million people live in Addis Ababa’s urban areas while 2.7 million live in the
city area. Urban areas represent the city and its surrounding parts while the city area is considered as the
main part of the city. The organization estimates that by 2035 this figure will rise to 8.7 million, almost
double the current population.

However, claiming that the city has not adequately utilized the natural resources within it, Prime Minister
Abiy’s Beautifying Sheger project was introduced in February, 2019. The three year project is intended to
run along the rivers of Addis Ababa, developing green spaces starting from Entoto to Akaki as well as
increase the green coverage of the city from 0.3 sq meters per capita to 7 square meters per capita.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the objectives of the beautification project are three fold. The
first one is elevating Addis Ababa to a site of urban tourism through the rehabilitation of its historic rivers
and river bank.

The second objective is identified as enhancing the wellbeing of city dwellers by mitigating river flooding
and through the creation of public spaces such as parks and other green areas. Finally, the third objective
of the

Beautifying Sheger project is enabling the country’s aspirations of nurturing a green economy through the
growth of green spaces and related service economies in such spaces.

In Addis Ababa, some of the notable completed projects include the Unity Park (which also opened the
national palace to the public for the first time in the city’s modern history), the Ambassador Park (which
was a restoration project that renovated the one of the few existing Ethiopian parks), the Wedajinet Park
(commonly known as the Sheger park and is located near Sheraton Addis Hotel) and the recently
inaugurated Entoto Park (which was completed in only one year time).

The basic success factor for the project is the commitment of the government and participation of the
society, stakeholders, and experts’ loyal involvement.

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Failed Projects

Yayu Fertilizer Project

Photo: Yayu Fertilizer Factory lies on 54,000sqm and will be a multi complex factory consisting two Urea
manufacturing plants and one DAP manufacturing.

TACON was subcontracted by the MetEC for two billion Birr in 2012 for the construction of the civil work of Yayu
Fertilizer Factory.

MetEC was awarded the project the same year from the Ministry of Industry (MoI) after revising the cost of the
project to 540 million dollars from the initial price of 730 million dollars that was given by the a Chinese firm
called China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corporation (COMPLANT).

Yayu is a multi-complex of industries that will have 2 Urea and one DAP fertilizer manufacturing plants, a coal
mining plant and a chemical manufacturing plant that will manufacture chemical inputs for the fertilizer factories.

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The subcontractor finalized the site clearing for the power plant terminal, gas disposal plant and ammonia and Urea
units and a place for the installation of six machineries. It made a 20pc progress on the construction of the basement
and column for the structure of the factory, which is located at Yayu Wereda, Illubabor zone in Oromia Regional
State, 600Km West of Addis Ababa.

But 10 months prior, the construction was quit by TACON following the disagreement with MetEC because MetEC
did not pay the total down payment for TACON, which is 30pc of the two billion Br, according to sources. But
Michael Desta, head of public and foreign relations at MetEC said the construction was halted because of heavy rain
at the area.

“MetEC did not make the down payment to TACON not because of financial problem but rather due to bureaucracy
at the financial department of the corporation,’’ that is the reason why the project delayed and crashed.

Note:
- Do not present theoretical reasons but practical case supported with evidence and picture.
- Present detail history of the project (where the project located, owners with address, duration, cost,
etc
- You are going to present in the class room

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