Abstract
Information visualisation can be loosely defined as the mapping of distinct data with the incorporation of visual representation. Technological advancements have evolved visualisation to include characteristics that are computer-aided, making visualisations more interactive. Project visualisation tools such as Gantt charts and Pareto diagrams (for priority tracking) improve the visualisation of project mechanics, timelines, tasks, and to highlight essential sets of factors or project variables. This research seeks to investigate the challenges experienced by projects that do not use visualisation. The study will further establish how visualisation influences project delivery. Literature has documented numerous challenges faced by project teams that do not use visualisation and has noted that the various influences of visualisation on project delivery are solutions to the noted challenges. Data collection was conducted through an online questionnaire that was distributed to project practitioners in the researcher's network. The results indicate that the surveyed practitioners do not experience the challenges noted in the reviewed literature and are aware of the benefits of visualisation in project management. It was established that visualisation is used in a manner that is described in the reviewed literature. From this, it is deduced that project practitioners that use visualisation do not experience challenges highlighted in the reviewed literature. The value of this research is in its offering of solutions to challenges experienced by project practitioners with visualisation, and to illuminate the benefits of using visualisation in project teams.
M.Phil. (Engineering Management)