INFLUENCE OF PROJECT PLANNING PRACTICES ON EXPENDITURE OVERRUNS IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NAIROBI COUNTY
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Road construction companies are always vulnerable to shortcomings and sometimes lead to poor performance the major reasons being due to failure of projects they undertake. Projects failure has mainly been due to not meeting deadlines and high cost overruns and this is noticeably because of very poor project management practices. Road construction projects are profoundly aggressive and have an extremely unique and changing market thus it makes the companies in this sectors to constantly make, actualize, survey and enhance methodologies in order to stay applicable and competitive in this market. Despite many road construction projects coming up with strategic measures in their contractors, numerous projects end up failing or having cost overruns. This study therefore, purposed to determine the influence of project planning practices on expenditure overruns in construction projects in Kenya, particularly in Nairobi County. The study was founded on the theory of project planning and practice. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The study targeted a population of 367 road contractors in Nairobi County. The respondents were one project manager in each of the companies. Therefore, the study employed purposive sampling in selecting the sample. The study used primary data collected using semi-structured questionnaires which were self-administered with the help of two research assistants. The study used a multiple linear regression model in order to test the significance of the impact of the predictor variables on the dependent variable. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) computer software was used in conducting the analysis. The statistics produced include descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. For complementary purposes, Microsoft excel was used to in extracting diagrams and tables. The qualitative data gathered using the open ended. Findings were reported in a narrative form under themes reflecting the study objectives. The findings were expected to benefit various stakeholders namely road construction companies and other contractors, the government as well as other scholars.
Key Words: Project Planning, Expenditure
CITATION: Abura, H. N., & Omwenga, J. (2022). Influence of project planning practices on expenditure overruns in road construction projects in Nairobi County. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (4), 1 - 11.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v9i4.2384
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