INFLUENCE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DONOR FUNDED HEALTH PROJECTS IN MOMBASA COUNTY
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The general objective of the study was to investigate the influence of project management practices on implementation of donor funded health projects in Mombasa County. The study was anchored on the open system theory, the project management theory, the stakeholders’ theory, skills acquisition theory and triple constraint theory. This study adopted descriptive research design with a target population of 89. Stratified random sampling to collect data was used to select respondents who were the custodians of relevant and factual information. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 where relationships between the variables were assessed using correlation and regression analysis. Test of hypothesis was done at 95% confidence interval. The study found out that there was a positive and significant relationship between project monitoring and implementation of donor funded health projects in Mombasa County, there was a positive and significant relationship between project management skills and implementation of donor funded health projects in Mombasa County. Further the results revealed there was a positive and significant relationship between stakeholders’ engagement and implementation of donor funded health projects in Mombasa County. Lastly, there was a positive and significant relationship between project management tools implementation of donor funded health projects in Mombasa County. Based on the findings, the study concluded that project monitoring, project management skills, stakeholders’ engagement and project management tools have a positive and significant influence on implementation of donor funded health projects in Mombasa County. The study recommended that capacity building of the existing system needs to be done, project team should consider prioritization of stakeholders’, there is need for development and adoption of appropriate data tools since they are core for an effective monitoring system to be put in place and lastly, there is need to adopt WBS as one of the project management tool.
Key Words: Project Monitoring, Project Management Skills, Stakeholders’ Engagement, Project Management Tools
CITATION: Wachira, S. W., & Owuor, D. E. (2022). Influence of project management practices on implementation of donor funded health projects in Mombasa County. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (1), 891 – 913.
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