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Construction Project Change Management in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Status, Causes, and Impacts

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  • Bauma Frigeant Bitamba

    (Department of Architecture Engineering, Daegu University, Gyeongsan 38453, Korea)

  • Sung-Hoon An

    (Department of Architecture Engineering, Daegu University, Gyeongsan 38453, Korea)

Abstract

Changes in construction projects are very frequent and are expected to occur at any stage of the project. These changes modify the original scope of work and affect the project in various aspects. To minimize these effects, there is a need to implement a systematic change management system during the construction process. This study aimed to investigate the current situation of change management implementation, identify the main causes of change management, and assess their impacts in the Congolese construction industry. A comprehensive literature review was conducted for a thorough understanding of change management, and a structured survey was conducted. The collected survey data were analyzed using the relative importance index (RII), and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) methods. The results conclude that the change management implementation situation in the Congolese construction industry is significantly high, and the project cost and the project type play a major role in the implementation of change management in the construction projects. The study further revealed that the main causes of changes were the project, contractor, materials, equipment, and other causes. These changes impact the project significantly in terms of organization, owner and contractor, project, materials, and equipment.

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  • Bauma Frigeant Bitamba & Sung-Hoon An, 2020. "Construction Project Change Management in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Status, Causes, and Impacts," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:22:p:9766-:d:449641
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    1. Yi Zou & Sang-Hoon Lee, 2008. "The impacts of change management practices on project change cost performance," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(4), pages 387-393.
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    1. Peipei Wang & Yunhan Huang & Jianguo Zhu & Ming Shan, 2022. "Construction Dispute Potentials: Mechanism versus Empiricism in Artificial Neural Networks," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-23, November.

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