TY - JOUR
AU1 - Nanthagopan, Yogarajah
AU2 - Williams, Nigel
AU3 - Thompson, Karen
AB - PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand and identify the nature of evaluation criteria, levels and associations among levels of project success in development projects by NGOs in Sri Lanka.Design/methodology/approachThe setting for this study is Sri Lanka, a country currently recovering from civil war and natural disasters and host to a large number of national and international NGOs involved in development projects. Data collection was conducted using a quantitative survey which obtained 447 responses. Multivariate analysis of data was conducted using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling.FindingsThe study confirmed that overall project success in NGOs could be assessed in three levels: project management (PM) success, project success and NGO success. The results conclude that there are strong associations among the three levels of project success; moreover, PM success and project success are indispensable for achieving NGO success.Originality/valueThis study extends existing research to confirm the presence of the three levels of project success and the interconnections among them. These findings can support subsequent research on development projects and also support the design of holistic evaluation tools to support project practices in NGOs.
TI - Levels and interconnections of project success in development projects by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
JF - International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
DO - 10.1108/IJMPB-04-2018-0085
DA - 2019-06-03
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/levels-and-interconnections-of-project-success-in-development-projects-bKc8gzQEqB
SP - 487
EP - 511
VL - 12
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve