Handover of PRT Projects
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2010
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The focus of this research are the ‘governance’ projects of the Dutch PRT in Uruzgan,
Afghanistan. Because these projects are more than the classic CIMIC projects and are
intended to have a sustainable result the following research question was posed: What
problems could arise during or after a handover of PRT projects? The projects that are the
subject of this research are on the crossroads of the military and civil environment. For that
reason it was decided to see whether it was possible to apply development literature on
military projects. A model was derived from the primary model by Strachan: a model based
on the handover of an operational development project to community management. The
model was than consolidated with additional development literature. To ascertain that the
model could also be applied to military projects, a literature study was conducted into military
literature on handover. The factors for handover that are additional to the factors from the
development model were than added to the model. This approach was necessary because few
academic studies are done into develpment or military project handover.
Subsequently the model was used to study the handover of military projects from the
Dutch PRT in Uruzgan. ‘Governance’ projects were chosen, because these are implemented
by the military and are not CIMIC nor SSR. The case study consisted of data collection by
means of interviews and a study of written sources, mainly military documents as far as they
were available. The topics from the model served as an interview guide with members from
PRT 6 and PRT 7.
The study shows that the model is indeed applicable to military projects and that the
difference between the military projects and development projects that is so often emphasized
is not as large as may seem. The nature of the projects allows for evaluation of the handover
of military projects according to the same model as development projects.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen