INFLUENCE OF PROJECT STRENGTHENING ON PROJECT OUTCOMES IN UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES IN KENYA
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https://doi.org/10.47941/jepm.320Keywords:
Project Strengthening, Project Outcomes, Project team Deployment, Private sector engagement, Project Environment, Project ManagementAbstract
Purpose: This study addressed how project strengthening influenced project outcomes in United Nations’ Agencies in Kenya. UN agencies have valid interests in using capacity building amid humanitarian action as a means to deliver project outcomes more efficiently. They also have a responsibility to ensure that local and national actors are ultimately better able to take charge of their own work. Difficulties arise because these short- and long-term goals generally require different strategies, partnerships and funding mechanisms. These differing and sometimes conflicting goals need to be managed better if the sector is to match its rhetoric with on-the-ground programming choices.
Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive research design guided by cross sectional survey. The study findings showed a great influence of project strengthening to the Project outcomes in UN agencies.
Results: The results indicated a regression analysis value of t – Calculated which was greater than 2 (i.e. 6.855) and P Value is 0.018 at 95% level of significance that is less than 5%. The null hypothesis was subsequently rejected and it was concluded that project strengthening had a significant positive influence on project outcomes in UN agencies in Kenya.
Unique Contribution to policy, practice and theory: The study recommended that there is need to enhance project financing mechanisms for sustainability of project outcomes as it reduces budgetary constraints, reduces cost overruns, reduces interference with implementation of the project schedule, and reduces insufficient capital to run project activities. The internal controls such as record keeping and ensuring sufficient funds are offered for the sustainability of the project outcomes.
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