INFLUENCE OF MONITORING PRACTICES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF VEGETABLE OIL PROJECTS IN THE BUVUMA DISTRICT, UGANDA

Sebaggala Faaris, Prof. Wilfred Keraka Subbo

Abstract


Project Monitoring & Evaluation, a control component of project management, is used for many different things, including improving managerial processes by providing evidence for decision-making, accountability, organisational performance and learning, where results and findings aid in the creation of learning organisations. It's still difficult to turn research findings into organisational learning. The degree to which monitoring practices affect organisational performance is likewise a subject of scarce research. Therefore, the study was to investigate how monitoring and evaluation affected the execution of Buvuma oil development projects. To investigate the influence of monitoring planning on the performance of vegetable oil projects in the Buvuma district Uganda, the researcher also used both quantitative and qualitative techniques in data collection and data analysis to provide thorough and broader findings. The study used a simple random study since it focused on selected vegetable oil projects in the Buvuma district of Uganda. The target population of this study was 149 project managers, finance officers, project team leaders, Buvuma oil projects community members and end-user key stakeholders, staff and administrators who are the area leaders affected by the Vegetable Oil Development Project. In conclusion, the survey results indicate that there are areas for improvement in monitoring planning practices within the organization. These include enhancing the applicability of monitoring plans, providing better training on monitoring planning practices to employees, promoting the use of network diagrams and frameworks in project scheduling, aligning staff roles with their experience and qualifications, adopting project management software for monitoring plans, and continuing the practice of rapid evaluation. Addressing these areas can contribute to more effective monitoring planning and ultimately improve project outcomes and organizational performance. The study Recommendations that Buvuma district Uganda oil projects must clearly define what percentage of the project cost would go to monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Capacity building costs should be delineated from monitoring and evaluation for the sake of accountability and transparency.

Keywords: Monitoring Practices, Performance, Projects 


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