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 conceptualization process on the performance of the Karongi land husbandry and hillside irrigation project. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the influence of stakeholder involvement on the performance of Karongi land husbandry and hillside irrigation project, to establish the influence of problem analysis process on the performance of Karongi land husbandry and hillside irrigation project and finally to determine the influence of risk management analysis on the performance of the Karongi land husbandry and hillside irrigation project. This study adopted a cross sectional study design with the Karongi land husbandry and hillside irrigation project as the case of study. The target population of study was one hundred and thirty-five respondents composed of one hundred project beneficiaries, fifteen project staff and twenty programme management staff. The sample size for the study was one hundred and twenty-four respondents. Purposive sampling approach was used for the programme management staffs while the simple random sampling technique was applied for project staff and beneficiaries. Questionnaire were used to collect the required data from the respondents; the questionnaire was physically administered to all the respondents by the researcher. The data analysis technique that was utilized for this study was descriptive and inferential statistics. SPSS was used as the appropriate tool for data analysis. The study established that stakeholder involvement significantly influences performance of Karongi land husbandry and hillside irrigation project in Rwanda (r=.029, p=0.003<0.05). Also, from the findings problem analysis process would significantly influence performance of irrigation project (r=.091, p=0.004<0.05). Lastly, the regression results indicate that risk management analysis significantly influences performance of Karongi land husbandry and hillside irrigation project in Rwanda (r=.375, p=0.001<0.05). This clearly indicated that project conceptualization process has a significant positive influence on Performance of irrigation project. As a result, the study concluded that problem analysis process influenced irrigation project performance. Through project problem analysis, factors contributing to the problem were always analyzed and involve stakeholder forum in problem analysis identifying the community problems. This study concluded that effective problem analysis process enhances conceptualization of the project problem, identifying the right project problem and causes of main problem contributing to the irrigation project performance. Regression results emphasized that there is significant positive relationship between project problem analysis processes would and performance of irrigation project. Based on the conclusions and findings of the study, suggests a research to develop a predictor model for successful construction project implementation. This model should include interplay of risks, success factors and weighted factor for the unknowns in irrigation project conceptualization. This will ensure that a success or failure of a project can be properly managed with more certainties and anticipated outcomes.
Keywords: problem analysis process, Karongi land husbandry, hillside irrigation project, project conceptualization.
Title: INFLUENCE OF PROJECT CONCEPTUALIZATION PROCESS ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN RWANDA: A CASE OF KARONGI LAND HUSBANDRY AND HILLSIDE IRRIGATION PROJECT
Author: INARA ELITHE REDEMPTA, Dr. PATRICK MULYUNGI
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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