The effect of procurement management practice on project performance; in the case of Dire Dawa House Construction and Corporation Bureau.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of procurement management practices on project performance within the context of the Dire Dawa House Construction and Corporation Bureau. This study analyzed the effect of procurement management to project performance in Dire Dawa, specifically in House Construction and Corporation Bureau Project as the main objective. The specific objectives of the study are to assess the effectiveness of procurement practices in terms of need assessment, inventory management, contract management and supplier sourcing. Descriptive and explanatory research design was employed in the study. Stratified random sampling was used to select the appropriate sample of the study and questionnaires were distributed proportionally to the sample drawn. To achieve the objective of the study, primary and secondary data sources were used. . The research used the descriptive and correlational research design to analyze the collected data. Mean, standard deviation, and regression were taken into consideration to make the analysis. A Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24 was used to analyze the data collected using questionnaires. The major findings indicate that, most procurement management practices have significance effect on project performance with in the case Dire Dawa House Construction and Corporation Bureau. In addition to this all of procurement management practices were moderately practiced with in the Dire Dawa House Construction and Corporation Bureau. Therefore, in order to achieve advancement in productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction in the long-run, it is better for the Dawa House Construction and Corporation Bureau to give due emphasis to the constructs of procurement management practices and project performance.