Project Planning and Project Performance. Empirical Evidence from Livestock Projects at International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
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2025-05
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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.
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Gitau, S., & James, R. (2025). Project planning and project performance. Empirical evidence from livestock projects at International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 12 (2), 1622 – 1634. http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v12i2.3293