Exploring public-private-partnership practices of the North-West Nguni cattle project

Abstract

The study aimed at exploring the management practices of a Public-Private Partnership, (which henceforth will be called PPP) with respect to the North-West Nguni Cattle Project, (which henceforth will be called NWNCP) in the North-West Province of South Africa. Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) has emerge as an established strategy to for effective service delivery. The intricacy of Public-Private-Partnership and risks involved in the implementation of partnership projects are challenging. The present study took place in the North West province of South Africa. The study focused on exploring the successful implementation of the North-West Nguni Cattle Project (NWNCP) which was a PPP project. The approach used was summative and cross-sectional survey's data obtained from stakeholders. The study uses project management principles a five point Likert-scale type questionnaires develop to collect primary data from the Board of Trustees, Technical Committee, and Project Managers as well as four beneficiaries per District. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data. The study explored theoretical frameworks used by researchers who have done work similar or related to this study. The study developed a conceptual framework based on scope and nature of the project, management practices, relationship management practices, finance management practices, resource management practices, and political management practices with regard to the NWNCP to deliver to its mandate. The research is intended to fulfil the requirements for the award of the degree on Masters in Business Administration. The key findings were that the risk factors on the scope and nature of project management was known to the participants, including the beneficiaries, relationship management was well managed among the three participating sector as they were equally important and shared the challenges and successes, finance management was managed as per the determinants of the project, the required resources were allocated to the participants, and the political issues were dealt successfully by the BoT. The findings were supported by literature, and they are aligned to the objectives of the study as mentioned on the above paragraph.