EFFECT OF EVALUATION ON PROJECT PERFOMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF MILLENIUM VILLAGES PROJECT IN BUGESERA DISTRICT
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
This study was set out to assess the effect of evaluation on project performance using the case study of Millennium Villages Projects in Bugesera district. Project evaluation helps track project performance at any given time and provides reasons for an observed project status. In this study evaluation was defined by its activities: Evaluation planning, Evaluation training, human resource capacity while project performance was considered as the degree of goal achievement. The objectives of the study were to establish the effect of Evaluation plans on project performance; to assess the effect of Evaluation training on project performance; to determine the effect of human resource capacity on project performance. The target population for this study was 110 stakeholders including managers, project staff members and Monitoring and Evaluation team members from Millennium Villages Projects. Through sample size determination formula by Yamane, a sample size of 86 was used. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the samples. Data was collected using questionnaires which were distributed to all the samples by the researcher. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were generated through SPSS version 21. The results were presented in tables and pie chart. The study findings revealed that evaluation planning (r =.486, p<0.01)., training on evaluation (r=0.398, p<0.01) and human resource capacity (r =.325, p<0.01) has a significant effect on project performance.
Authors and Affiliations
Mugisha Richard| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Dr. Noor Ismael| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Dr. Jaya Shukla| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
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