Project management practices and project performance in construction projects in Adjumani district

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between exploitation learning, exploration learning, organization alignment, and organizational learning and project performance of various projects in Adjumani district of Uganda. The study adopted a cross sectional survey designs, were descriptive and quantitative data was used and 150 project managers and supervisors at different levels were sampled. The study focused on the various projects as population and the results revealed; a) a non-significant negative relationship between exploitation and project performance. b) a non-significant negative relationship between exploration and project performance. c) a more significant positive relationship between organizational alignment and project performance. d) a significant positive relationship between organizational learning and project performance. It is recommended for project managers to use organizational learning and organizational alignment in order to create a situation conducive for project management, considering their synergistic contribution. It is also recommended for government, donors and other project stakeholders to undertake awareness campaigns to encourage active participation of stakeholders. Further it is recommended that project beneficiaries be trained in different areas related to new dynamics in the project environment. It is concluded that there exists a positive relationship between factors that promote organizational learning, organizational alignment and project performance. Hence they contribute positively towards project performance. From this conclusion it would be interesting to carry out further research in different sectors in Uganda to ascertain the relationship between organizational learning and organizational alignment and to investigate unsuccessful link between exploitation, exploration and project performance.