Influence of Resource Planning on Project Performance in Rwanda: A Case Study of Construction of New Maternity Project at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali

The general objective of this study was to assess the effect of Resource Planning on Performance of new maternity project at King Faisal Hospital. Specific objectives were to find out the influence of human resource planning on performance of new maternity project at King Faisal Hospital, assess the influence of the material resource planning on performance of new maternity project at King Faisal Hospital, examine the influence of financial resource planning on performance of new maternity project at King Faisal Hospital and find out the influence of time planning on performance of new maternity project at King Faisal Hospital. For this study the population where 360 participants may include project staff, consultants and sub-contractors. The sample size was 184 people have project successes in on performance of new maternity project at King Faisal Hospital. The choice of data collection tools depends on the research objectives, the type of data needed, and the preferences of the researcher. Documentation, Questionnaires, Interviews, and Observations were used as tools of data collection. Understanding the correlation between resource planning and project performance were not only benefit project managers in enhancing their decision-making process but also contribute to the broader field of project management by providing evidence-based best practices. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for quantitative data analysis, including descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and inferential statistics. The findings indicate a one-unit increase in Human Resource Planning corresponds to a 0.538 unit increase in Project Performance (β=0.538 t=6.896 p value = 0.000). Similarly, a one-unit increase in Material Resource Planning corresponds to a 0.243 unit increase in Project Performance (β=0.243 t=2.792 p value = 0.006). A one-unit increase in Financial Resource Planning leads to a 0.237 unit increase in Project Performance (β=.0237 t=3.645 p value = 0.000), and a one-unit increase in Time Planning corresponds to a 0.201 unit increase in Project Performance (β=0.201 t=2.092 p value = 0.037). All predictors have extremely low significance values (all less than 0.05). The King Faisal Hospital should prioritize effective human resource planning through skill assessment and teamwork, nurture vendor relationships for efficient material planning, establish clear budget allocation mechanisms for financial planning, and implement complex project management tools to enhance time planning and new maternity project performance.