Assessing the Importance of Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation on project success: A case study of Abune Gorgorios School Building Project

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2018-06-03

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Addis Ababa University

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This study was intended to describe the importance of project planning, monitoring and evaluation on project success in Abune Gorgorios school building projects. Hence, the data were collected by semi-structured and focus group from respondents and validated with document analysis and analyzed qualitatively. Setting the clear goals and objectives, having project planning process, monitoring the project throughout the project life cycle, and evaluating the project informative and final evaluating types using real time evaluation methods are the findings of this study. The study discovered that project planning, monitoring and evaluation, and using tools and techniques played an important role in determining the success of projects In contrast to these, lack of well-organized project documentations and lack o project risk management plan. At last, further study including beneficiary communities; improving project documentation, improving the use of logical framework and result based management system are the recommendations of the study.

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planning, monitoring, evaluation, project management practice

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