INFLUENCE OF PROJECT PLANNING ON SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
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The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of project planning on sustainability of PPP projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population for the study was 213 from the various PPP projects. A questionnaire was used to collect primary data and consisted of both structured and open ended questions to give qualitative and quantitative data. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in which frequencies and percentages were used. SPSS was used to analyze the data and to determine whether the independent variables were related to the dependent variable. Data was presented in tables. Qualitative data was coded and themes relate to research questions in the study identified. The study concluded that project scope management, project time management, project cost and project quality have positive and significant influence on sustainability of PPP projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study recommended that there is need to enhance project planning through effective strategic plan and clear scope definition guiding all the inputs in the projects conducted by the project managers. The study recommended that there is need to enhance project managers observed definition of activities before any project takes off. The study recommended that there should be adequate sequencing of activities that need to be performed in an order of priority. The study established that there is need to improve on the project cost management and have a defined cost plan before every project begins. There is need to determine required budget is considered mandatory before any project is initiated in project, cost well controlled. There is need to improve on the project quality management through the clear quality verification which normally guides all the inputs in the projects conducted by the project manager. They also agreed that the continuous quality improvement should be normally conducted during the implementation of every project in the county.
Key Words: Cost Management, Project Timelines, Quality Management, Public-Private Partnership
CITATION: Mohamed, A., & Moronge, M. (2019). Influence of project planning on sustainability of public private partnership projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (4), 1006 – 1020
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