PROJECT MANAGEMENT: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES OF MANAGING CONTRIBUTORS Stephen Kyakulumbye (MMS PPM, PG PPM, BSC COMP. CERT EDUC.) Mary Ssonko Nabacwa (Ph.D) Peter Opio (MBA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, MSC DEV. ECON) Martin Kabanda (MBA, PGD M&E, BCOM) Godfrey Kyasanku (MBA, BA) Martha Olweny (MMS PPM, PG PPM) Efrance Sebowa (MASTER OF HRM ED) Ashton Aryamanya (BEPP, PD M/E) Vianney Ahumuza (BA ED. MA) First Edition October 2018 ISBN 9781728906638 1 | P a g e CONTRIBUTORS Stephen Kyakulumbye (MMS PPM, PG PPM, BSC COMP. CERT EDUC.) Mary Ssonko Nabacwa (Ass. Professor, PhD.) Peter Opio (MBA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, MSC DEV. ECON) Martin Kabanda (MBA, PGD M & E, BCOM) Godfrey Kyasanku (MBA, BA) Martha Olweny (MMS PPM, PG PPM) Efrance Sebowa (Masters Human Resource Manement, B. EDUC) Ashton Aryamanya (BEPP) Vianney Ahumuza (BA ED. MA) © School of Research and Postgraduate Studies Uganda Christian University October , 2018 2 | P a g e CONTRIBUTORS BIOS STEPHEN KYAKULUMBYE is a Project Management Lecturer at Uganda Christian University and Project Management visiting consultant at Uganda Management Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science with Education degree, a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management, a Master of Management Studies (Project Planning and Management) degree evaluated by South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) to Mcom. PM Level 9 and is a PhD Scholar at University of The Western Cape South Africa in Information Systems by time of authorship. As a project management expert, Stephen has conducted research and presented papers in various local and international conferences and the most recent where he was awarded a certificate of distinction for presenting a paper and successfully chairing a project based academic conference during the 21st Century Academic Conference held at Havard University Massachusetts USA. Stephen is on the International Editorial Board for the International Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the 21st Century Academic Forum based in Boston 21 Apex Drive, Bozeman, and MT 59718 U.S.A. Stephen is also on the International Review Team of Journal of Economics and International Business Management JEIBM based in London UK, India and USA. MARY SSONKO NABACWA is the Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and an Associate Professor of Gender and Development in the Department of Development Studies at Uganda Christian University. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Women Studies from Makerere University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University. She is also a Research Associate at Makerere Institute of Social Research. She holds a PhD in Development Studies of the University of Wales, Swansea, UK. Her doctorate focused on interests and relationships among gender focused NGOs with focus on Ugandan NGOs. Mary has worked as a lecturer, consultant, researcher 3 | P a g e and advisor on development issues especially in relation to gender and development. She has written a number of papers and publications. Mary has undertaken a number of consultancies for organizations including ActionAid Aid International Uganda, Concern World Wide Uganda Chapter, OAK FOUNDATION, World Health International Uganda, GOAL, Diakonia, Trademark East Africa and Oxfam GB, Uganda. MARTHA OLWENY With a master’s degree in Management Studies and a bachelor’s in Quantitative Economics, Martha has 13 years’ experience in designing, implementing and managing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems using a Private Sector Development Approach. Since 2003, when she graduated from Makerere University, she has worked with a water services company, and then four donor-funded nongovernmental organisations, rising to the level of M&E manager. She is proficient in data analysis and presentation using SPSS, Excel and Microsoft Office programmes. She has also conducted training courses in such areas as Project Planning, Logical Framework Approach (LFA), Results chains, Project Cycle Management (PCM), Management Information Systems (MIS), participatory approaches and small business development. She is project passionate, results- oriented leader, trainer, mentor and team player, always ready to work for long hours under pressure as long as I get the job excellently done and within deadline. Her work experience and training has taken me to all regions of Uganda and given me international exposure in Africa and Europe, which means I can comfortably work with people from diverse backgrounds. OPIO PETER is a seasoned lecturer of Economics and Project Planning at Uganda Christian University. He is a co-opted part time Head of the Department of Economics and Project Management at the School of Postgraduate, Kampala University. He has served as an instructor in Project Management at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. He has ten years teaching experience, within which he has accumulated enormous experience in the field. Given the wealth of experience, he has been motivated to share his knowledge in project risk management, because knowledge which is not shared shocks the beholder. 4 | P a g e JOHN VIANNEY AHUMUZA holds a bachelors degree in Education (BA ED) and masters degree in Peace and Conflict Studies. He has worked extensively with CSOs at coordination level in project implementation, monitoring and evaluation. He has also presented papers at various fora on the best practices for project implementation. Currently, he is a lecturer of Ethics in Foundation Studies Department at Uganda Christian University. GODFREY KYASANKU holds an masters degree in Business and Administration (MBA) Degree from Makerere University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from Uganda Management Institute and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University. He is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Administration at Uganda Christian University. He has also served as an assistant lecturer at Makerere University and lecturer at Kyambogo University. His areas of interest include project management, monitoring and evaluation, entrepreneurship and strategic planning and management. Godfrey has lecturing experience of over a decade and as a project expert and consultant. He has published research works and presented papers in academic conferences. He has also offered consultancy services to local, international, public and private organizations in areas of conducting baseline surveys, development monitoring and evaluation, and impact assessment. MARTIN KABANDA holds an MBA from the Catholic University of Milan Italy, a Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda Management Institute and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Makerere University. Martin has teaching experience of five years. He is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Administration in project management and entrepreneurship, where he acts as coordinator of the Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Project Planning program. In addition, Martin oversees collaborations in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship on voluntary basis. Martin 5 | P a g e has published research works and presented papers in academic conferences. He has offered consultancy services to both local and international organizations in the field of monitoring and evaluation. AUTHOR EFRANCE SEBBOWA holds a Masters of Human Resource Management Degree of Makerere University Kampala. She is a registered Graduate Educator by the Ministry of Education and Sports with a Bachelor’s Degree with Education – Economics of Makerere University. She’s currently a Lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Administration Handling areas of Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. Efrance has 15 years teaching experience, within which she has accumulated enormous knowledge and experience in fields Entrepreneurship Education and Human Resource Management in organisations. Her Academic contributions and areas of Research lie mainly in the field of Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, International Human Resource Management, Project Human Resource Management, Human Resource Technology and Human Resource Management in Education. Efrance has presented papers in Academic Workshops and Conferences related to Human Resource Management Issues in Organizations. She has offered a number of consultancy services to both local and international organizations on effective Management of Human Resources to maintain a competitive advantage in business. 6 | P a g e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A book like this is not written in isolation. We pay special tribute to all those who have supported its development. In particular, we want to that School of Research and Postgraduate Studies Uganda Christian University who offered a grant for its development. For without your support, this knowledge would have remained unpublished. Special thanks go to the anonymous reviews who ensured that the articles are technically sound. More thanks go to the language and content editors (Mr Peter Mugume and Mr Aleko Godfrey respectively) for the work well done. Many of our anonymous reviewers who gave very constructive comments to the improvement of this manuscript. Their efforts undoubtedly improved the manuscript drastically. Your efforts are very much appreciated. Thank you authors who responded to the call for book chapters and you positively made your submissions for you have made this manuscript a success. The following authors are much appreciated: Professor Mary