Influence of Project management Practices on Performance of Projects in Unilever Kenya Ltd
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Date
2021
Authors
Magagan, Keziah C.
Ngugi, Lucy
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Publisher
International Academic Journals
Abstract
Project performance is crucial to all
stakeholders. Project failure is rated to be
very high with about 50% of projects
proven to have failed in Africa. Most
projects start well, with perfectly good
intentions. Project management is
accomplished through the application and
integration of the project management
processes of initiating, planning,
executing, monitoring and controlling, and
closing. Project management has evolved
over time, becoming the principal mean of
dealing with change in modern
organizations. Best practices have
occurred as a result of business evolution
and of practicing project management at a
global level. The main objective of the
study was to examine influence of the
project management practices on project’s
performance of Unilever Company in
Nairobi County, Kenya. Four specific
objectives were used, namely: to determine
the effect of risk management practices on
project’s performance, to establish the
effect of communication practices on
project’s performance, to examine the
effect of stakeholder management
practices on project’s performance and to
assess the effect of leadership practices on
project’s performance. The research
utilized modern portfolio theory, system
theory, path-goal theory and stakeholders’
theory. Descriptive research design was
adopted in this research Census was used
in the study and data was collected using
semi-structured questionnaire. The study
findings show that project risk
management have a positive influence on
project performance. Further, Project
communication positively influences
project performance. Project leadership
have a positive influence on project
performance. Moreover, Project
stakeholder management influence project
performance positively. The study
recommends that the organization
conducts comprehensive risk management
using a complete risk management
framework. It should also create a ‘we’
feeling in the projects for all stakeholders.
Contingent reward may also be applied by
the Unilever in the projects. Aspects such
as courtesy, competence and
responsiveness should be well facilitated.
Description
An Article Published in International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management
Keywords
Communication Practices, Leadership Practices, Project management, Project management practices, Project performance, Project, Risk Management Practices, Stakeholder Management Practices