PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROJECTS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

Zakaria Ismail Daud, Dr. Charles Ndeto

Abstract


Project performance is crucial to all stakeholders. Project failure is rated to be very high with about 40% of projects proven to have failed in higher learning institutions. The main focus of this study was to establish the effect of project management approaches on implementation of government funded projects in tertiary institutions in Nairobi city county, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to assess the effect of risk management on implementation of government funded projects in tertiary institutions in Nairobi city county, Kenya and to examine the effect of monitoring practice on implementation of government funded projects in tertiary institutions in Nairobi city county, Kenya. This study adopted a descriptive research design. The respondents include Vice chancellors, heads of department, project managers and administrators. These teams were chosen since they are directly involved in project implementations in the universities. The total population was therefore 258 respondents. Since the target population is small, census method was used in this study. Primary data was collected through use of questionnaires. This study used the self-administered questionnaire approach. This study used both inferential and descriptive statistics to analyze the data with the help of SPSS software. The study used correlation and regression analysis the study concludes that risk management has a significant effect on implementation of government funded projects in tertiary institutions in Nairobi city county, Kenya. The study also concludes that monitoring practice has a significant effect on implementation of government funded projects in tertiary institutions in Nairobi city county, Kenya. From the results, this study recommends that the management of tertiary institutions in Nairobi City County, Kenya should give priority to risk management and monitoring practice.

Key Words: Project Management Approaches, Implementation, Government Funded Projects, Tertiary Institutions, Risk Management, Monitoring Practice 


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