Impact of project management areas on project performance: A Case of Kirehe Community based watershed management Project (KWAMP, 2009-2018)

Abstract

This study seeks to investigate the impact of project management areas on project performance, explore the implementation process of KWAMP, assess the performance of KWAMP, and establish a relationship between implementation process strategies and the performance of KWAMP. The researcher used a questionnaire, guided interview, and documentary technique to collect data. The questionnaire was given to 140 respondents consisting of 96 project beneficiaries and 44 project implementers. The documentary technique was used to collect secondary data from textbooks, journals, and the internet. To analyze the relationship between project management areas and project performance, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation were applied. The study revealed that all parties involved in project implementation that were mainly the government of Rwanda through MINAGRI and IFAD managed to identify risks, analyzed the risks, and managed to apply the risks management process to overcome risks. Therefore, the good results (high mean with low standard deviation) provided demonstrate that the beneficiaries were informed about the duration and aim of the project and strongly declared they participated in the project implementation and that they gained the ability to respond to respond to challenges with a moderate mean of 3.9. The project met its objectives as it contributed to the boost of Agricultural production, there has been an improvement in some aspects, including the improvement of the family's feedings, which increased from the affordability of medical insurance, the affordability of children's school fees, the ability to improve their shelter, and the ability to accumulate savings. Briefly, the implementation of the KWAMP project contributed to the improvement of recipients' living conditions. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends the project implementers of (MINAGRI)toenhance the stakeholder'spartnershipandresourcesmanagementtomeet theproject budgetandtime. To the future researchers, the study suggests investigating the impact of risk assessment on the Public-Private partnerships project success