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    Project Management Control Systems at Windle International Uganda.
    (2023) Mugisha, Fred
    Although Non-Government Organizations help in addressing a wide variety of social needs globally, the fall in their operational efficiency has led them to achieve far less than their intended strategic objectives, primarily because of the existence of weak and ineffective control systems (Shim, 2011). This is also attributed to a weakness in the project management control systems which if strengthened would have accommodated all the needed perspectives and result in a favorable situation for the organizations (Senapathy, 2021). Arguably the success of projects and organizations requires the conscious efforts by management to improve the design and implementation of controls (Yang, 2009). (Chenhall et al, 2010) agree that the application of management control systems has the potential to help in the effective and efficient delivery of services. The use of an efficient project management control system would ease the process of communicating the strategy within the organization and create an alignment around their objectives (Huemann & Silvius, 2017). They also increase awareness of the project's financial health at all times and provide detailed benchmarking information for upcoming projects with the use of processes such as data gathering, data management and analytical approaches which are used to predict, understand and constructively influence the time and cost outcomes of a project or program (Bernard Wutich, & Ryan, 2016). Project management control systems place a strong emphasis on product/service quality by evaluating and reporting to management to aid in making decisions on whether to approve or reject project schedules (Smith, 2020). Furthermore, Abdullah and Ramly (2019), state that these systems guarantee the effectiveness and efficiency of project operations with respect to their objective and performance. In order to enhance project performance and have successful project outcomes, project management techniques such as managing risk need to be appropriately incorporated effectively (Fewings,2005).