i) There was a shortage of built environment skills in the country. ii) Incorrect and incomplete data complicated the facilitation of projects. iii) Limited integration of business processes also impacted on projects. iv) There was a lack of inter-operability due to unaligned terminology. v) Finalisation of reclaiming the Department's mandate. vi) The difficulty in attracting and retaining personnel from the professional and technical fields due to the shortage of skills. Competition for these skills from the private sector and global economy also exacerbated the problem.