Abstract: This research examined the effect of stakeholder involvement on the success of community projects in Rwanda because, it has been observed that stakeholders of community development projects are rarely or even not fully engaged in crucial stages of the project implementation for example, at the planning, monitoring and evaluation phase. However when the project phases out /ends, it is hardly to sustain the continuity of the project activities and outcomes. This may be attributed to the fact that usually stakeholders are not sufficiently empowered and fully engaged in every single activity of the project. The researcher achieved this by use of three specific objectives namely; to establish the effect of Stakeholder participation in Planning on success of Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy Project; to examine the effect of Stakeholder participation in Project Control on success of Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy Project, and to assess the effect of Stakeholder involvement in Project Implementation on success of Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy Project. The researcher used descriptive design of study based on qualitative and quantitative approach in order to get better analysis of the study. The population size was 212 and the sample of 138 respondents was taken using random sampling and Slovene’s formula was used also to determine the sample size. Both primary and secondary sources with the relevant tools, like questionnaire, interview guide, observation and documentary analysis was used in order to come up with required data. Data was processed by use of SPSS and analyzed by use of regression analysis and Anova table. The research is of benefit to the researcher, Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy Project and JKUAT. In the findings it was established that Stakeholders involvement has a significant relationship with project success. The regression equation above established that taking all factors into account project success as a result of (Stakeholders involvement in planning, Stakeholders involvement in control, Stakeholders Involvement in implementation) at Zero project success of Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy Project constant Term. The equation presented also shows that taking all other independent variables at zero, a unit increase in Stakeholders involvement in planning would lead to a 0.567 unit increase in the scores of project success on Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy Project, a unit increase in Stakeholders involvement in control would lead to a 0.542 unit increase in project success of, a unit increase in Stakeholders Involvement in implementation would lead to a 0.568 increase in the scores of project success on Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy Project.
Keywords: Stakeholder, Stakeholder Involvement, Project Success, Planning and Project planning.
Title: EFFECT OF STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ON PROJECT SUCCESS IN RWANDA: A CASE STUDY OF PUBLIC POLICY INFORMATION, MONITORING AND ADVOCACY (PPIMA) IN GATSIBO DISTRICT (2012-2016)
Author: KWIZERA Julius, Dr. Patrick MULYUNGI, Dr. Jaya SHUKLA
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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