Project Scope Definition and Timeliness of Project Delivery Among Security and Surveillance Technology Firms in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

The fast-expanding security and surveillance sector in Nigeria increasingly recognises effective project scope management as a critical determinant of timely project delivery. This study investigates the effect of project scope definition on the timely delivery of projects among security and surveillance technology firms in Lagos State, Nigeria. Anchored on the project management theory (PMT), this study used a quantitative research design. Data were gathered via a standardised questionnaire administered to 384 respondents chosen using Cochran’s formula. Statistical analysis using regression methods showed a significant positive effect of project scope definition on project delivery timeliness, with scope definition accounting for approximately 74.1% of the observed variance. The results demonstrated that project scope definition is crucial for improving the timely delivery of security and surveillance technology firms’ projects. The study concluded that scope definition is essential for the timely delivery of security and surveillance technology firms’ projects in Lagos state. The study recommended that security and surveillance technology firms should adopt a scope definition in order to enhance the timeliness of project delivery among security and surveillance technology firms in Lagos, Nigeria.