Chapter 4
Discussion
Government projects and programs are unique and complex, and hence suffer from a high rate of failure. In order to better understand the major reasons for failure and propose recommendations to enhance performance, this study has analyzed audit reports of 39 government projects and programs in three developed countries (United States, United Kingdom, and Australia). Data were collected from audit reports from the U.S. GAO, UK National Audit Office (NAO), and Australian National Audit Office (ANAO). This section elaborates the discussions based on the content analysis and statistical analysis of the data.
4.1 Most Common Frameworks and/or Principles Used
Across 39 projects and programs that were analyzed, the most commonly ...
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