ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (IFMIS) PROJECT: THE CASE OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MOF)

Abstract

Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) is an information system that tracks financial events and summarizes financial information. The general objective of this study was to assess the factors affecting the performance of IFMIS. In addition to that the prospects of the system in the general status of report generation and financial management in the Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia. The target population of this research was all top management and staff of the IFMIS project which is 100 population of IFMIS all staffs were involved to address the the objective the researcher and used the qualitative research approach. The total number of respondent was 83 people. Data collection was based on primary data using structured questionnaire. Descriptive and explanatory analysis system also inferential analysis system were employed in data analysis. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS20) tool aided in data analysis. The study found out that IFMIS implementation was affected by lack top management commitment to properly monitor and evaluate the progress and being part of the implementation process, it is also seen as Staff resistance, lack capacity of technical skill, complex ICT system and poor infrastructure also affected the performance of the Project. The study recommended that creating awareness to the top management and their staffs, availing infrastructure, improving the technical skill of the employee is important to improve the performance of the IFMIS project.