YABATECH Don Identifies Poor Time Management, Bureaucracy as Causes of Project Failures.
Adetola said addressing these challenges required deliberate planning, discipline, effective resource management and adherence to realistic deadlines.
He spoke at the institution’s second exaugural lecture series, titled ‘Silver Bullets for Project Time Bandits’.
He warned that the widespread disregard for time across key sectors of the economy undermined productivity, increased project delivery costs and slowed national development.
According to him, although time is fixed, activities undertaken within it must be properly planned and managed to achieve desired outcomes. He explained that unstructured workflows often forced administrators and project supervisors into a cycle of crisis management, leaving little room for strategic planning and effective delivery. To address the problem, the don identified effective planning, clear goal-setting, adherence to deadlines, management of personal distractions, prioritisation of tasks and efficient resource allocation as essential strategies for overcoming what he described as time bandits. Citing research findings, Adetola said some managers had as little as six minutes of uninterrupted work time because of constant distractions and reactive work schedules.
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