Assessing project management challenges in the Implementation of the cocoa rehabilitation and intensificationpProgramme (CORIP) in Ghana.
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2021-06-29
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Abstract
Project management’s fundamental concern is to effectively and efficiently execute
projects to meet requirements. At the same time, challenges in managing project is seen
as a key feature, which affect project management framework. The present study assessed
the project management challenges of the Cocoa Rehabilitation Program in Sefwi-Wiaso
in the Western Region of Ghana. The issues the study focused on were the current state
of the programme, project management challenges in the programme and solutions to
curb the challenges. The study used fifty (50) cocoa farmers in the Sefwi-Wiaso. The
instrument for the data collection was developed by the researcher, preceded by a pilot
study. The pilot study was initially conducted in a similar cocoa community to ascertain
its validity and the reliability. The data for the study was basically from primary source in
that closed-ended questionnaire was designed and distributed to cocoa farmers in SefwiWiaso. The data generated was analyzed using the mean score ranking. Descriptive
statistics was used to test the data. The study concluded that Cocoa Rehabilitation and
Intensification Program is currently doing well despite a few challenges. The study found
that the program is currently achieving its objectives. It was clear that the program is
facing some project management challenges: economic, environmental and social and
that these are affecting effective program delivery. It is therefore recommended that the
program implementers use their project management skills to solve practical problems of
the program. In addition, project team members or employees must be given the required
project management orientation in order to help teams to perform better in their roles.
The orientation will review how employees especially project teams should go about
executing their roles.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management
College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the
Degree of
Master of Science.
Keywords
Challenges, cocoa implementation intensification programme rehabilitation