Critical Success Factors and Implementation of Donor Funded Projects in Homabay County, Kenya
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2024-06
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Kenyatta University
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The achievement of project implementation hinges on both internal and external factors that dictate the optimal approach for planning, developing, monitoring, and executing the project until successful conclusion. Standards are crucial in a world that is becoming more and more complicated. This study investigated the critical success factors on the implementation of donor funded projects. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the effect of stakeholder involvement, resource availability, monitoring and evaluation, leadership and project risk management on the implementation of donor funded projects and to find out the effect of political environment on the implementation of donor funded projects in Homabay County, Kenya. The research was based on Stakeholders Theory Model, Critical Success Factors Model, Resource-Based Theory, and Realistic Evaluation Theory. The research involved 60 participants who were project managers, project team members, and were selected from 15 ongoing projects using a census method. Information was gathered through the use of a survey form. The instrument's validity was confirmed by consulting the supervisor. An initial study was carried out to confirm the instrument's trustworthiness. Cronbach alpha was utilized to assess reliability. Statistical analysis of data was conducted using both descriptive and inferential methods. Descriptive statistics consisted of averages, occurrence frequencies, percentages, and standard deviation, whereas inferential statistics included Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression analysis. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) were utilized to analyze the data. The research showed that stakeholder engagement, access to resources, oversight, and leadership positively impact the execution of donor supported initiatives in Homabay County, Kenya. The research findings suggest that stakeholders possess a vast amount of knowledge regarding existing procedures, past data, and insights into the industry. Resource availability enables organizations to maximize their personnel by gaining knowledge about their workloads, availability, project time commitments, skills, and other factors. The process of monitoring and evaluating involves systematically assessing project development and progress, then reporting to stakeholders. Good leadership guides the project team by establishing clear goals and objectives, providing direction and vision. The research suggests that successful stakeholder engagement management needs a thorough strategy involving continuous communication, listening, and collaboration. Project managers must organize all the required resources for the project and categorize them based on tasks. In the project's development stage, shareholders must be informed about the team's challenges and new initiatives being implemented. Having good communication skills is essential for project managers. Great leaders must understand how to utilize conflict positively, as the most innovative ideas are often generated through confronting
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A Research Project Submitted to the School of Business, Economics and Tourism in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Kenyatta University, June 2024.
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Morrison Mutuku