INFLUENCE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATION PROJECTS A CASE STUDY OF GOLIS TELECOMMUNICATION SOMALIA


Abdihakin Hassan Kalif, Samuel Nyambega Nyang'au
1.Mount Kenya University, Kenya, 2.Samuel Garissa University, Kenya
Abstract
Despite the government's best attempts to make money more readily available for development purposes, a growing number of telecommunications projects in Somalia have failed. The performance of the majority of projects in Somalia fails to fulfill the intended objectives based on the indicators of time, quality, and cost. The specific objectives of this research was evaluate the influence of stakeholder participation, project risk management, project planning and monitoring and evaluation practices on the performance of telecommunications projects. A case study of Golis Telecommunication Somalia. The study adopted descriptive design. The target population in the research consisted of 214 staff members from Golia limited. The use of Slovene's formula was used to arrive at 139. The method of sampling that was used for the research is stratified random sampling, and participants were selected at random from each stratum. Using a method called simple random sampling, the researcher was chosen Golia restricted participants at random from among each set of employees. The study used semi structured questionnaires. Statistical analysis, inferential statistics was used to find out the relationship between the variables. Stakeholder involvement methods, had a substantial effect on the outcome of projects on the other hand, the results indicated that techniques for managing projects' risks significantly impacted their outcomes. Project planning techniques had a substantial effect on the performance of projects. Lastly, the results showed that Golis Telecommunication Somalia's project success was significantly influenced by the quality of the M&E procedures. It was found out that project planning has positive relationship with performance of telecommunications projects. The study recommends that project management practices should encourage collective pride in completed work. Indirect and direct users alike should reap the benefits of the project's completion. Users should be able to do this at any point in the project's execution. The projects should be seen as investments that will provide for current and future generations, thus all parties involved should make every effort to work together.
Keywords: project management practices, Performance of projects, Telecommunications.
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD)

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Published on : 2024-06-19

Vol : 9
Issue : 6
Month : June
Year : 2024
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