dc.description.abstract | Despite access constraints, contextual and programmatic risks linked to the operating environment
in Somalia, project implementation is ongoing, resources utilized, and reporting conducted.
However, despite the implementation of programme management practices plans, the country
continues to register delays in implementation and completion of humanitarian projects and
triangulation of data from the field is near impossible; programme quality cannot be guaranteed in
such a context. A necessary shift in programme management practices in this context proved
necessary and was aided by the changing technological landscape including increased telephone
and radio coverage, satellite capabilities coupled with the need for remote management in fragile
and conflict affected environments as well as improvement in programme management practices
capabilities. Objectives were to determine the need and influence of real time learning on
programme quality; to establish the link between remote management requirements on programme
quality; to investigate access to stakeholders and its influence on programme quality and to
examine the influence early warning has played in on programme quality. The study was anchored
on the Theory of Diffusion of Innovation approaches and the theory of Disruption of Innovation
approaches. The target population consisted of NRC regional and Somalia country office staff.
The target population covered both direct project management and administrative and support
staff. A sample size of 98 was arrived at for this study and probabilistic sampling technique was
adopted. The research used a questionnaire as the main data collection instrument. The study
involved both qualitative and quantitative data. After the data was edited, it was thematically
coded. Descriptive statistics including percentages, frequencies, standard deviations and means
were utilized to ensure that quantitative data for dispersion were measured and analysed. The study
established that a positive and significant relationship existed between the predictor variables (real
time monitoring, remote management, access to stakeholders and early warning systems) and the
outcome variable – programme quality in Norwegian Refugee Council, Somalia as denoted by
beta coefficients of 0.712, 0.668, 0.761 and 0.806 (all had p < 0.05), respectively. This implied
that real time monitoring, remote management, access to stakeholders and early warning systems
were critical humanitarian action programme management components that had a significant
positive influence on adoption of innovative approaches in programme management practices in
Norwegian Refugee Council, Somalia. | en_US |