Factors Affecting Project Performance in Rwanda: Case Study of Bugesera Airport Construction

Project failures are increasingly reported around the globe and achieving success of construction project is becoming extremely difficult in today's turbulent environment. Performances of construction project are affected by different factors which lead the project to run over budget, behind schedule and fail to meet the intended needs. The study assessed factors affecting project performance in Bugesera airport construction, Rwanda. The study was guided by theory of constraints and closed ended questionnaire was use to collect data. The findings revealed that contractor's competence and stakeholders' participation positively and significantly affects project performance (β = 0.782, p<0.05; β = 0.629, p<0.05). The study concludes that contractor's competence and stakeholder's participation affected project success. The study recommends that there should be continuous coordination and proper relationship management between all stakeholders involved in the project and proper channels should be used to solve problems during the project life.