Factors Affecting Project Planning In The Case Of Edu-Power Underprivileged Project
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2017-06-17
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Addis Ababa University
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Among the many problems in projects, poor planning is one of the prominent problems
which has been broadly published in different literature related to projects. In order to
solve this problem one should identify the factors that cause affect project planning. Thus, this
study is to identify the major factors for poor project planning in AIESEC with particular focus
on Edu-Power Underprivileged Project. Based on a comprehensive literature review, 25
factors linked to project planning were acknowledged for analysis. The research used a
mixed approach as both qualitative and quantitative data were collected and analyzed.
Both primary and secondary source of data were used. Both close ended and open ended
questions were included on the questionnaire while the interview was unstructured, these two
were used as a primary source of data. For the purpose of gathering data the population size
of 8 planning team members were selected to participate in survey questionnaires and
interviews. The data obtained through questionnaire has been analyzed quantitatively using
descriptive statistics namely frequency and percentages through SPSS version 20. In addition,
the data obtained using interviews has been analyzed qualitatively. The data gathered were
analyzed and brought to a discussion where major factors affecting the project planning were
identified as lack of skills, lack of experience, lack of support from functional departments high
rate of personnel turnover and absence of clients in planning stage. As a result, some
recommendations have been delivered under this study on what actions should be taken to tackle
the factors affecting the project planning
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Project planning, Context factors, Process Factors