Emergency Project Management Practice in Ethiopia: The Case of World Vision Humanitarian Crises Response Projects in Tigray

Abstract Emergency Project Management is a kind of project management that often attracts the most attention and resources and its management needs application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the immediate project output and goal. Proper project management practice is critical for the success of Emergency Project. Thus, the main objective of this study was to assess the extent to which Project Management Knowledge area were applied and identify the challenges in Emergency Project management. The study used descriptive research design and data were obtained through questionnaire. The finding revealed Scoping & Scheduling tools and techniques were not utilized properly. Moreover, Procurement management needs improvement. Some of the knowledge areas were managed informal & traditionally. The study recommended that workable policy documents to lead the procurement and overall Emergency Project management are vital.