International Journal of Humanities Social Science and Management (IJHSSM) Volume 4, Issue 2, Mar.-Apr., 2024, pp: 09-17 www.ijhssm.org | Impact Factor value 7.52 | ISO 9001: 2008 Certified Journal Page 9 Implementing Project Management Information System and Project Risk Management in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Nigeria 1 Awofadeju, Martins O.; 2 Ademiju, Teslim A. and 3 Adzande, Obed A. Faculty of Environmental and Technology, University of the West England, Bristol, United Kingdom. 2 School of Secondary Education (Vocational), Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Nigeria. 3 Department of Building Technology Education, Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Nigeria. *Corresponding Author -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Submission: 24-02-2024 Date of Acceptance: 05-03-2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract Developing nations have in recent times witnessed a rise in developmental projects, continue to experience low technology adoption. Several projects in this region fail or are abandoned due to numerous challenges largely caused by ineffective management of projects. Project execution faces the challenges of improper use of project resources and low penetration of information technologies and systems in the project development lifecycle. The key factors studied were the impact of frequency of PMIS adoption and use of PMIS application tools on project outcomes. The adoption of PMIS systems involving utility tools timely and accurate planning, controlling, and monitoring of projects across various project teams was considered. The research approach utilized an online questionnaire for the field survey. A total of 130 responses were recorded for the data collection. The respondents were key players and relevant stakeholders in project management organizations’ in Nigeria including business owners and project managers. The questionnaire that measured the level of adoption and application of PMIS in the development stages of various projects in developing nations was designed using the Likert Scale. Statistical techniques of mean, correlation and regression were used for the data analysis. There was occasional adoption of PMIS applications for managing various stages of projects in Nigeria from planning to evaluation. PMIS was observed to have a significant positive influence on expected project outcomes with the continuous use of PMIS tools. This positive influence on project outcomes included improvement in productivity of work, quality of decision, control of project activities and schedule, efficient allocation of resources and time management. A strong positive relationship (r = 0.827) exists between the use of PMIS application tools and project outcomes, while there is a mild positive relationship (r = 0.435) between the frequency of PMIS usage and the project outcome. However, a negative contribution of the frequency of usage of PMIS tools on the project outcome was observed from the regression model which suggests that developing nations tend to face operational difficulties in the use of PMIS in project management. Keywords: Project Management, Information System, Risk management I. Introduction The advent of information systems and technology has altered the procedures humans adopt to perform their activities. Information systems and technology have brought about business globalization, creating avenues for organizations to plan, control and evaluate project operations across several locations, boundaries, and stakeholders. The traditional process involving linear and hierarchical project development and execution across several skilled practitioners has now been replaced with robust applications. The typical transfer of information involving the use of paperwork and file keeping has now been replaced using electronic means resulting in faster and more precise decision-making. In the last decade, the architecture of Project management Information Systems (PMIS) has experienced considerable changes while being constantly developed into more complex, multifunctional, and distributed, management systems to encompass the entire operations of the project cycle (van Besouw & Bond-Barnard, 2021). Technology has infiltrated the core operations of projects with increasing capacity to incorporate all