An educational project in a developing country Available to Purchase

Studies an educational project, the Queen′s College Project, in terms of the various phases through which the project cycle moved. Highlights some of the learning issues underlying the project, with implications for the developing region. The project experienced time and cost overruns, occasioned by design changes, new additions, construction setbacks, adverse climate, indecisiveness and inadequate technical supervision. Yet the loan agreement was completed efficiently,competitive bidding was put in place, an executing unit ensured managing and monitoring, and an effective reporting and feedback system was used. Points to an important learning issue: that some basic operational measures need to be put in place to deal with the difficult and challenging problems of implementation, which would ensure more dependable and successful plan/policy/programme/project implementation.