Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: De Beers Marine (Ply) Limited (DBM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the De Beers
group of companies. DBM initially operated as an exploration company, but was
pressunsed to transform from a explorative venture to a sustainable and profitable
company. This involves operating diamond mining vessels at an unprecedented
scale. Project management techniques are used to design, construct and
commission these vessels.
The problem that DBM is presented with is that its projects are often completed late
or under immense pressure to be completed within the allocated time. This study
focuses on the performance of these projects from the perspective of scope
management to analyse its effect on the outcome of the projects.
Literature on project scope management was studied to determine what effective
scope management processes should be in place to facilitate a project's success.
DBM project data was studied to determine which scope management processes
had an effect on DBM project success.
The data showed that for the projects that had both quantitative and qualitative
information, scope management was highlighted as instrumental in both successful
and less successful projects, i.e. in DBM effective scope management contributes to
project success. A lack of scope management increases the chances of a project not
meeting its required project management parameters.
The conclusion is that for DBM projects, there must be a strong focus on upfront
scope management processes of initiation, planning and definition. The processes of
verification and change control must also be in place and managed well to support
the upfront processes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/21978 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Osborne, J. L. |
| Contributors | Brown, C., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 146 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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