Practical Implication Issues of Project Management in Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Pakistan

The objective of this study is to recognise practical implication issues of project management in Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Pakistan. The main interest of the study is to see how these issues affect the project performance and how the negative impact of these issues can be minimised. Further, the study is concerned with developing procedures which will help organisation to enhance the chances of project success. The study is based on primary data collected from fifty project managers in Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Pakistan. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire used three point Likert-type style statements which the respondent had to rate from disagree to agree. The study made use of deductive approach which was the right choice according to the nature of research. Positivism approach was used in research because study was based on socially managed observations and realities. The research findings identified several implication issues that OGDCL is facing in project management which include issues regarding Project Financial Management, Employees Management, Project Planning and Project Scheduling. The report concludes with some reasonable recommendations that can bring positive change in relation to improved performance of projects in OGDCL Pakistan.

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