Effect of Project Planning on Project Performance; A Case of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism Project

Abstract

This research investigated the effect of project planning on project performance, a case of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism Project. This research was achieved the following objectives: to assess the effect of project resource planning on project performance  of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project; to examine the effect of risk management planning on project performance of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project; to investigate the effect of stakeholders planning on project performance  of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project and to evaluate the effect of project schedule planning on project performance of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project. The research also compared two variables which are independents and dependents variables. This study was designed as a case study of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project using the survey method; a case study was described as analysis of project planning on project performance, the researcher acquired knowledge regarding the subject under review from in-depth exploration of single case. It is a qualitative analysis that involves careful observation of the situation. All the respondents from the population of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project to respond to research questionnaires. The research used questionnaires to collect data, As far as this study was concerned, the population were comprised of respondents of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project in different departments targeting 178 respondents. To describe target population of a study as the point of focus from which a generalization was made regarding the research findings. Thus, a sample size was 178 respondents. The study adopt primary and secondary data to get all information needed in this study, the quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics after running the data collected through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Coefficients for the predictor variables show their effect on performance of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project. Specifically, Project resource planning has a coefficient of (β=0.238, t=5.342, p value=0.000), Risk managament planning has a coefficient of (β=0.244, t=5.010, p value=0.000), Stakeholders planning has a coefficient of (β= 0.569, t=3.490, p value=0.001), and Project schedule planning has a coefficient of (β= 0.512, t=9.648, p value=0.000). As indicated by their associated Sig. Values below 0.05, All these coefficients have significant effect on performance of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project. Therefore, from the research findings, this research recommended Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project as follows; Educational projects, in order to attain sustainable project success should focuses on intellectual competency, managerial competency and emotional competency of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Ecotourism project for being aligned with risk management.