Emergency Project Management Practice in Ethiopia: The Case of Humanitarian Crises Response Projects by NGOs in Afar Regional State of Ethiopia
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Due to the escalating humanitarian crisis as a result of various natural and man-made disasters, project management typically requires the most attention and resources, and it necessitates the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet the project's immediate output and objectives. Humanitarian emergency response might be a cyclical process including recurrent assessments, planning, action, and evaluation in order to respond properly to changing needs and capacities. The success of an emergency project depends on good project management practices. The major objective of this research was to examine and determine the extent to which all project management knowledge areas of integration, scope, time, money, quality, resource, communication, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management are practiced in humanitarian emergency response projects. The study employed a descriptive research design and an online google form questionnaire to collect data. The primary data was collected using an institution-based cross-sectional research design sampling techniques. Descriptive statistics such as mean and percentages were used to examine the data. Furthermore, secondary data was employed to confirm the results of the original data analysis. Scope, schedule, cost, and procurement were all found to be poorly handled, according to the findings. Scoping and scheduling tools and approaches were not adequately employed, resulting in budget issues. For most non-governmental organizations, there was no documentation with regard to the usage and application of project knowledge areas for emergency response project implementation. The findings of the study suggested that existing methods be examined in order to develop viable, adept, and flexible rules, techniques, and standard operating protocols (SOPs) for managing emergency project crisis response finances, supplies of goods and services. Furthermore, the proper application of scoping and planning tools, such as project-scheduling software, may substantially aid in the effective administration of crisis response initiatives.
Key words: Project Management, Disasters, Emergency Projects, and Emergency Respons3