Effect of Project Resource Planning on Performance of Construction Projects: A Case of Mulindi-Gasogi Road Project in Gasabo District, Rwanda

Arnaud Yunusu Harerimana and Jean de Dieu Dushimimana
University of Kigali, Rwanda
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4435-5224
Email: harerimanaarnaudyunusu@gmail.com

Abstract: Without clear and structured project planning, construction efforts face difficulties in achieving desired timelines, cost control, and quality standards. This study assessed the effect of project resource planning on the performance of the Mulindi-Gasogi Road Project in Gasabo District, Rwanda, focusing on financial resource planning, material resource planning and human resource planning. Stakeholder Theory, Resource-Based View Theory and Human Capital Theory guided the study. A descriptive and correlational design was used, combining questionnaires, interviews and documentation. The population comprised 319 employees, and a census approach was applied. Of 319 questionnaires distributed, 291 were completed, giving a 91.2% response rate. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and multiple regression. Financial resource planning (r = 0.784), material resource planning (r = 0.770) and human resource planning (r = 0.765) each had strong positive associations with project performance. The model explained 69.7% of the variance in performance (R = 0.835, R² = 0.697, adjusted R² = 0.693; F = 219.554, p < 0.05). All predictors made significant positive contributions: financial resource planning (B = 0.354, p < 0.05), material resource planning (B = 0.197, p = 0.002) and human resource planning (B = 0.309, p < 0.05). The study concluded that systematic planning of financial, material and human resources was associated with stronger road-project performance. It recommended stronger financial forecasting, procurement coordination, staff development and continuous monitoring of construction resources.