Abstract: This research study entitled influence of stakeholder involvement on successful implementation of housing projects in Rwanda aimed at examine the influence of stakeholder involvement on successful project implementation in Rwanda because most development and community projects failed to meet its goals and objectives due to lack or inadequate stakeholder’s involvement in effective management of the project. This study was achieved by use of three specific objectives namely; to assess the influence of stakeholder involvement in project planning on the successful implementation of Gate Real Estates Project, to examine the effect of stakeholder involvement in project implementation on the successful implementation of Gate Real Estates Project and to analyze the influence of stakeholder involvement in monitoring on the successful implementation of Gate Real Estates Project in Gate Real Estates located in Kigali City, Rwanda for a period of four years from 2014-2017. This study used a descriptive case study design based qualitative and quantitative approach. A sample size of 105 that includes house buyers, house developers and Rwanda Housing Authority Sfaff participated in the study. SPSS software (version 22) was used to process the data and analysis was made by use of frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation, Skewness and regression analysis to establish relationship between the study variables. In the findings, it was established that stakeholders involvement in planning which consist of planning for requirement specification for the projects, participating in resource estimation and specification for the project, end users contributing to design input for the project and consulting developers for approval of project charter, costs, schedule and deliverables. Involvement in implementation which consist of Project stakeholders getting involved in checking on cost, time and quality compliance during project execution, project developers consulted during all major decision making during project execution, project stakeholders involvement in activity coordination for the project and stakeholders participating material sourcing of the projects. Lastly stakeholder’s involvement in monitoring which consist of quality compliance monitoring to meet the project goals and objectives, cost monitoring and control aimed at meeting project goals and objectives, following national housing legal framework and time resource monitoring and control. The finding revealed that the stakeholder’s involvement in the project increased accommodation and improved accommodation standard for Rwandans. Therefore we can conclude that stakeholder’s involvement has significant effect on project success.
Keywords: Housing construction project, Project Implementation, Project Monitoring, Project performance, Project planning, Stakeholder Involvement, Rwanda.
Title: INFLUENCE OF STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ON SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING PROJECTS IN RWANDA: A CASE STUDY OF THE GATE REAL ESTATES PROJECT
Author: ALICE FRIDA UMUMARARUNGU, Dr. PATRICK MULYUNGI
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations,
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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