INFLUENCE OF PROJECT IDENTIFICATION PROCESS ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF SELECTED TECHINAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECTS (TVET) IN BUGESERA DISTRICT
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
The main problem with most projects is that the selection process of the project idea is grossly mishandled leading to the formulation of wrong interventions that do not address the needs of the major stakeholders, most project practitioners present their own perceived problems and interventions that do not reflect the realities on the ground. This study therefore sought to establish the influence of the Project Identification Process on the Performance of the TVET Project in Bugesera District. The four main objectives of the study were; to determine the influence of stakeholder involvement on the performance of the TVET project, to determine the influence of problem analysis process on the performance of the TVET project, to determine the influence of objectives analysis on the performance of the TVET project and to determine the influence of risk management analysis on the performance of the TVET project. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Primary data was collected using questionnaires from a target population one hundred and fifty respondents who will comprise of 80 program management staff, 35 project team and 35 project beneficiaries. A sample of 110 was determined using Yamane’s formula where simple random sampling approach will be used for the programme management staff and project team while the purposive sampling technique will be used to select the project beneficiaries, this generated a sample of ninety-four respondents. A questionnaire was used to collect the required data from the respondents; the questionnaire will be physically administered to the programme management staff, project staff and beneficiaries. Data collected will be analyzed through SPSS version 21. Data analyzed was reported using frequencies presented in tables, percentages, pie-charts and histograms. Qualitative data will be incorporated in research findings based on reviewed literature and field experiences. The study revealed that risk management during project identification process influenced TVET project performance. The study established that existence of plan on how to monitor and control the potential risk to the project influences project performance to a moderate extent. The study concluded that stakeholder ‘s involvement has a significant influence on project performance. The study concluded that effective objective analysis during the TVET Project identification process had a positive impact of TVET project performance while poor project problem analysis would hinder conversion of problems into desired situation for the community. The study concluded that project risk management during project identification process influenced TVET project performance. The study concluded that project identification process influenced completion of project within the provided budget and scheduled time to a moderate extent and completion of the project within the desired quality, and meeting customer satisfaction and sustainability of TVET project to a moderate extent. The study recommends that management in project management should enhance stakeholder involvement during project initiation stage, enhance stakeholder mapping as well as stakeholder analysis tool as this would influence project management. The study recommends that management in project should enhance problem analysis process through proper project problem analysis, assessing factors contributing to community problem and involve stakeholder forum in problem analysis and identifying the community problems. This study further recommends that in management of community projects, management should enhance project risk management during project identification process as it impacts positively on project performance.
Authors and Affiliations
SEBAHANA U. JOHN| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali, Rwanda, Dr. MIKE IRAVO (PhD)| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja Kenya
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