Managerial Competence and Project Success in Wamy Somalia Office in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish whether there a significant relationship between managerial competency and success of WAMY project, to generate new information from the existing data and to validate the concept. The research took the descriptive, correlational, and ex po-fact designs, and the reason for this is because it is aimed at describing and comparing the current phenomena so that they can be understood clearly so that the gaps identified can be addressed in order to foster project success. The study used a sample size of 120 respondents. The objectives of this study are; to identify the demographic characteristics of respondents in terms of gender, age, and experience in working with WAMY project; to determine the level of managerial competence in WAMY project Somalia office in Mogadishu, Somalia; to determine the level of project success in WAMY, Somalia office in Mogadishu, Somalia; and to examine the relationship between managerial competence and project success in WAMY Somalia office in Mogadishu, Somalia. Findings indicated that the management competence is very important in the accomplishment of WAMY project in Somalia. And is very well informed of what to do and thus effectively perform them. The study concluded that there is a positive significant relationship between Managerial competence and project success; the study rejected all the null hypotheses stated and confirmed the “system theory” of managerial competence by (Mintzberg 1973). The study recommends that the management needs to do more in management training and so as to foster management competence which is very important in the accomplishment of WAMY project in Somalia, and in project success management competencies need to be effectively emphasized. And also there is strong significant positive relationship between the extent of managerial competency and the level of project success in WAMY Somalia office in Mogadishu, Somalia.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Purpose of the Study 4

Specific Objectives 4

Research Questions 4

Null Hypothesis 5

Scope of the Study 5

Significance of the Study 6

Definition of operational terms 8

Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 9

Concepts, Opinions, Ideas from Authors/Experts 9

Theoretical Perspectives 13

Related Studies 15

Three METHODOLOGY 27

Research Design 27

Research Population 27

Sample Size 27

Sampling procedure 28

Research instruments 29

Validity and Reliability 29

Data gathering procedures 30

Data Analysis 31

Ethical Considerations 32

Limitations in the Study 33

vl I I

Four PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 34

Introduction 34

I Variance in the targeted and actual respondents 34

II Demographic characteristics of the respondents 34

Significant relationship between managerial competency

and project success in WAMY Somalia office, Mogadishu 42

Five FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS 45

FINDINGS 45

Profile of Respondents 45

The level of managerial competence in WAMY project

Somalia office in Mogadishu, Somalia 46

Significant relationship between managerial competency

and project success in WAMY Somalia offices, Mogadishu 47

CONCLUSIONS 48

RECOMMENDATIONS 50

Areas for further research 52

REFERENCES 53

APPENDIX I 58

APPENDIX II 59

APPENDIX III 60

APPENDIX IV 64

APPENDIX V 66

APPENDIX VI 67

TIME FRAME 67

RESEARCHER’S CURRICULUM VITAE 68