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Abstract
Projects often fail, or do not deliver what was expected of them. The project environment changes and uncertainties are high with temporary organizations having a restricted possibility to learn from past experiences. By managing the scope creep and the people involved wisely not only the necessary tasks will be done but also the project will be able to react if circumstances change or opportunities for greater value emerge. The two project management organizations having the biggest influence of processes and tools were put in focus, IPMA & PMI.Construction Projects widely experience the “Scope Creep” phenomena, which consumes both resources and contingencies allocated for those projects. Creep is always an unknown project risk and managing scope creep is a very complicated task. So, preventing the causes leading to scope creep seems an efficient strategy.The success to prevent scope creep in construction projects requires an understanding of the conditions that lead to the creep in the first place, and the ability to choose the suitable action when the creep arises. Hence, the research sought to identify, evaluate and rank the most important and frequent factors that contribute to scope creep in construction projects. It considers the perspective of the owners, consultants and contractors in Egypt. Moreover, it aims to identify and develop appropriate strategies for scope creep prevention.The awareness about project scope change and its central role was confirmed along with identification that no general processes or tools were used. This was identified as a possible improvement area for most of the involved organizations, especially identification and management of scope creep, uncontrolled change of project scope. The chance of project success can be improved by raising the awareness about the importance of scope change management, implementing processes and tools and actively working with the soft processes supporting the human influence of scope change.The study methodology is implemented through questionnaire survey supplemented with interviews with owners, consultants and contractors. It has the aim of identifying causes of scope creep in construction projects in Egypt. It also considers the best ways of preventing these causes of scope creep in construction projects as early as possible. A root-cause analysis is presented to show the major causations of creep and how to eliminate these causes from the very early phases of project initiation and planning. As the author adapts the “Prevention is better than cure” strategy, this study focuses on avoiding defects that lead to trouble in the construction projects scope particularly during the pre-award phase.The study concludes with the fact that the scope creep issue will frequently arise in many construction projects that is why it should be constantly monitored. The obtained information in the study provides guidance for strategies to be developed to provide project leaders and other stakeholders with a practical professional approach for construction scope creep prevention.These strategies are as follows:1. Finalize the scope statement before starting the design phase;2. Involve all stakeholders during the design phase of the project;3. select the proper delivery system to minimize change’s occurrence;4. Prepare adequate effective and efficient contract documentation;5. Plan communication of potential problems upon its appearance;6. Set project boundaries, clear product scope and stakeholders requirements correctly at the beginning of the project;7. Assign the design to qualified consultant(s) and the construction to qualified contractor(s).ACKNOWLDGEMENT This thesis wouldn’t have been possible without the guidance and the help of several individuals who in one or another contributed and extended their valuable assistance in the preparation and completion of this study.First and foremost, I would like to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Karim El Dash, for his guidance, understanding, patience and continuous support throughout my MSc. study at faculty of engineering at Shoubra. Without his guidance and persistent help, this thesis wouldn’t have been possible.I would also like to express my deep gratitude to my late advisors, Assoc. Prof. Mahmoud Elmohr and Dr. Said Abdel-Hamid, for their constant help, and patience through my study years, I have learned many lessons in working under their guidance and leadership that I will remember for an extremely long time. May their souls rest in peace.I would also like to thank my family for the support they provided me through my entire life and in particular, I must acknowledge my parents, for their continuous support, encouragement, love and patience.
I must acknowledge my wife, Eng. Zeinab Emam, for her continuous support, encouragement, love and patience.Furthermore, I would like to thank my wife’s family for their support, in particular, my father in law, Dr. Ahmed Emam, for his support and encouragement.Finally, I would like to thank my friends for their support, in particular, my best friends, Eng. Ahmed Moustafa, Eng. Manar Selim and Ms. Asmaa Yousif for their valuable support.Amin Atef.