The Effect of Risk Management Practices on Project Success: The Moderating Role of Environmental Uncertainty in the Ethiopian Software Sector

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dc.contributor.advisorMahir Jebril (PhD)
dc.contributor.authorMuse Mulatu
dc.date.accessioned2026-11-06T04:55:36Z
dc.date.available2026-11-06T04:55:36Z
dc.date.issued2026-11
dc.description.abstractThe overarching objective of this study was to examine the relationship between risk management practices and multidimensional project success within the Ethiopian software sector and to investigate the moderating role of environmental uncertainty in this relationship. This research uses an explanatory, sequential mixed-methods design. It mainly employs a quantitative explanatory survey approach in order to statistically investigate the relationship, from which data was collected from 120 software professionals. Additionally, qualitative evidence was used as a triangulation component, consisting of six in-depth expert interviews. The quantitative data demonstrated a strong, statistically significant positive effect of risk management on Ethiopian software project success. Environmental uncertainty has a direct, statistically significant negative influence on project outcomes. Furthermore, the findings indicated a significant negative moderation effect. As external volatility increases, the positive impact of structured risk management is weakened. This study concludes that risk management is a vital determinant of software project success in Ethiopia; however, its application and effectiveness are heavily constrained by the operating environment. Software teams in this context operate under a state of high systemic volatility, and traditional, highly formalized project management frameworks may become difficult to sustain under conditions of high environmental uncertainty
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/9346
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAddis Abeba Universty
dc.subjectSoftware Project Management
dc.subjectRisk Management Practices
dc.subjectEnvironmental Uncertainty
dc.subjectMixed-Methods
dc.subjectEthiopia
dc.titleThe Effect of Risk Management Practices on Project Success: The Moderating Role of Environmental Uncertainty in the Ethiopian Software Sector
dc.typeThesis

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