Resources Management Practices and Project Performance in Rwanda: A Case of Skills Development Fund Project

Abstract

This study examined the effect of resources management practices on project performance specifically in Skills Development Fund Project. The researcher used descriptive research design with qualitative and quantitative approaches. The target population was 1340 project beneficiaries, stakeholder and external parties and the sample size was 297 respondents calculated using Krejcie and Morgan Table. The researcher used simple random sampling techniques for selecting the sample size. Data collection tools were questionnaire and interview guide. The results of first objective indicate that project team acquisition has a significant positive effect on the performance of SDF projects in Rwanda. The respondents strongly agreed with this assertion, as reflected by the overall mean score of 4.235. The correlation analysis further supported these findings, revealing a strong relationship between project team acquisition and timely completion (r=0.933), completion with required quality (r=0.959)