Activity planning and success of community development projects in selected organizations of Bosaso District, Puntland, Somalia
| dc.contributor.author | Khadra, Fatah Mohamed | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-16T08:45:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-16T08:45:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-06 | |
| dc.description | A thesis report submitted to the college of Higher Degrees and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Masters of Project Management Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was instigated with the intent to investigate the influence that activity planning has on success of community projects in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia. The study was guided by three objectives 1) To examine the process used in planning for activities in selected local and international non-governmental organizations of Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia 2) to evaluate the success of community development projects in selected local and international non-governmental organizations of Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia and 3) to establish a relationship between activity planning and success of community development projects among local and international non-governmental organizations of Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia. The research assumed a descriptive correlational study design which involved both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Using this method, the researcher used a structured questionnaire ( close ended) and an interview guide (for qualitative responses). A research population of 650 was identified and a sample size of 248 respondents was computed using the Slovene's formula. In selecting the respondents the researcher used stratified random sampling, systematic random sampling together with purposive sampling techniques. From the findings it was found that the activity planning process at the projects was low. On the other hand, project success was also found to be low. The researcher went ahead to examine the relationships between the study variables and it was found out that there was a significant relationship between activity planning and project success at within the projects as it was computed at a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.791. Regression analysis computed the R Squared was to be at 0.626. The researcher recommended use of computerized activity planning tools, training of staff, contingency plans, adherence to project policies and benchmarking with other projects. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/8771 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Activity planning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Community development projects | en_US |
| dc.subject | Somalia | en_US |
| dc.title | Activity planning and success of community development projects in selected organizations of Bosaso District, Puntland, Somalia | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |