Study On The Project Management Of Benin's Drinking Water Supply Program

Benin's population in 2015 is estimated to be 10,315,224,and its human development index(HDI)in 2013 is 0.476(UNDP,2014),indicating that Benin is still a country with a low level of development.The problem of access to drinking water in rural areas remains a particular concern for the Government.From the overall level of the country,the drinking water penetration rate in rural areas of Benin reached 68.1% by the end of December 2014,exceeding the target of 67.3% by the end of 2015.This is mainly due to the implementation of the drinking water supply project in Benin.The main objective of the project is to improve the living conditions of rural residents by improving the drinking water supply in 54 cities of Benin,and to ensure health safety,food safety and better management of natural resources so as to achieve sustainable economic development.The purpose of this paper is to study the project management of drinking water supply project in Benin.Firstly,through the analysis of national strategy,project strategy and project objectives,the existing problems of the project are pointed out.Secondly,through literature review and data collection,using project management knowledge,the status quo of the completed part of the project is analyzed from the aspects of schedule management,cost management,quality management and human resources management.Then,from the perspective of financial performance,social impact,risk management and knowledge development,the positive and negative impacts of the project management are analyzed.On this basis,this paper puts forward the alternative design of optimizing project management,and gives some measures and suggestions to ensure the remaining part of the work of the project.