Browsing by Author "Gitau, Sabina"

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    Project Planning and Performance of Livestock Projects at International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
    (Kenyatta University, 2025-11) Gitau, Sabina
    In order to stay on course and accomplish their goals, project managers rely on performance metrics, which offer insightful information to implementers, funders, practitioners, and researchers. Sadly, only 60% of the International Livestock Research Institute's (ILRI) projects were finished on time, suggesting a pervasive issue with project failure. In this sense, it was necessary to determine the factors that affected the project's success. This study aimed to examine the project planning impact on the performance of livestock projects at ILRI, Kenya. The specific study focus was on understanding the scope planning, risk management, time management, and financial resource planning impacts on the performance of livestock projects at ILRI. The work was informed by a critical chain project management theory as it was supported by the theories of constraints, change, and contingency. The target population for the study consisted of 200 projects at ILRI. There were 152 key informants including project managers, their assistants, monitoring and evaluation officers, project leaders, project coordinators and project finance managers from ILRI, Kenya. Out of this population, a total of 110 individuals were selected using the stratified random selection method. Collection of primary data was undertaken by questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential techniques were used for data analysis. The study used standard deviation, mean score and frequencies in descriptively analysing the data. Inferential analysis involved multiple linear regression and Pearson's correlation. Analysis of variance determined whether the model was appropriate for the purpose. Tables and graphs were used for data display to facilitate data interpretation. The study emphasized how crucial project scope planning, risk management, financial resource planning, and time management are to the successful completion of livestock production projects at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya. It also showed that efficient planning, resource allocation, and organized risk mitigation are the keys to better project outcomes. ILRI can improve project efficiency, coordination, and timely completion under this management paradigm, all of which help livestock efforts succeed and be sustainable. In summary, therefore, it is recommended that ILRI improve Project Scope Planning by implementing standardized management procedures, integrate centralized framework and proactive strategies to risk management, adopt robust financial resource planning with regular audits and training of project managers, and enhance time management with standardized tools and training. Improved allocation of resources, reducing risks, and thus improved timelines will, therefore, improve the success rates of livestock projects at ILR
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    Project Planning and Project Performance. Empirical Evidence from Livestock Projects at International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
    (Strategic Journals, 2025-05) Gitau, Sabina; James, Rosemary
    Project managers rely on performance metrics to stay on track and achieve their objectives, providing valuable insights for implementers, funders, practitioners, and researchers. However, at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya, only 60% of undertaken projects were completed on schedule, within budget, meeting customers satisfaction and quality standards hence indicating a 40% failure. The research focused on project completion within schedule as it considered standards to completion of projects. This study sought to find out how influence of project risk planning, scope planning, time management and financial resource planning influence the performance of livestock projects at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya. Critical Chain Project Management theory, Theory of Constraints and Theory of Change are the theories upon which the study was premised. A descriptive research design was adopted in this research as it presents aspects that are related to the research accurately, additionally, helping in obtaining quantitative and qualitative data for developing accurate predictions regarding the problem. Two hundred projects at ILRI were targeted with 152 Key Informants including project managers and their assistants, monitoring and evaluation officers, project leaders, project coordinators and project financial managers. A sample Size of 110 respondents was used having applied Yamane formula. Stratified random sampling was used to provide a representative picture of the entire population with each strata respondent randomly sampled. Collection of primary data was undertaken by questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential techniques were used for data analysis. The study used standard deviation, mean score and frequencies in descriptively analysing the data. Inferential analysis involved multiple linear regression and Pearson's correlation. Analysis of variance determined whether the model was appropriate for the purpose. For ease of data interpretation, graphs and tables were utilized for display. The study revealed that effective planning and resource allocation together with structured risk mitigation, Improved Project Scope Planning by implementing standardized management procedures, centralized framework and proactive strategies to risk management, robust financial resource planning with regular audits and training of project managers, and time management with standardized tools and training would improve the success rates of livestock projects at ILRI and shown with strong mean and standard deviation between variables justifying the strength of this relationship.