AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE OF E-RESOURCES CENTRE PROJECT IN RIFT VALLEY REGION, KENYA

Millicent Kerubo Nyang’au, Dr. Samson Paul Nyang’au

Abstract


Agile project management is recognized as a repetitive method for timely completion of projects with minimal changes. The agile project management's objective is to split the project into different tasks that can be finished quickly. Adopting the agile project management centers on finishing projects on a timely basis  and  adjusting to a constantly changing environment. The general objective was to determine the effect of agile project management strategies and the performance of e-Resources Centre Project in Rift Valley Region, Kenya. The specific objectives were to examine the effect of; incremental strategy, and interactive strategy on the performance of projects in e-resource center projects in Kenya. The study was guided by the incremental theory of decision-making and Contingency Theory. This study employed a descriptive research design. The study targeted 14 e-resource centers in Rift Valley Region, Kenya. The unit of observation was the 14 centers' Head Librarian, 28 Managers/Directors, 28 deputy Managers/Director, 56 assistant librarians, and 28 library technicians. Yamane's 1967 sampling formula was used to obtain a sample of 111 respondents. The study data was collected using questionnaires. A pilot test was conducted with 111 respondents representing 10% of the sample. Data was collected using questionnaires. In this study, face and content validity was used. Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient method was used to measure the reliability of quantitative instruments. Data was analyzed using SPSS Version 28. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Findings were tabulated. Findings show that; incremental strategy has a strong positive significant correlation with performance of e-Resources Centre Project (r=0.584, p=0.000), and iterative strategy has a strong positive significant correlation with performance of e-Resources Centre Project (r=0.823, p=0.000). The study recommends that the project managers should;   consult professional  project cost management consultants, ensure regular training, benchmarking, skills and capabilities assessment to equip the project teams with the necessary project management skills, have flexible project designs enable them to incorporate changes that may be suggested by the stakeholders, and real-time absorption of the M&E results to avoid delays in decision making which might be brought about by deliberations of the M&E findings.

Key Words: Agile Project Management Strategies, Performance of E-Resources Centre Projects, Incremental Strategy, Interactive Strategy 


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