DETERMINANTS OF PERFORMANCE OF SANITATION PROJECTS IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN KENYA: A CASE OF KIAMBIU, KAMUKUNJI SUB COUNTY, NAIROBI, KENYA.
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https://doi.org/10.47941/jepm.343Keywords:
project quality, stakeholder participation, project team, project resourcesAbstract
Purpose: The general objective of the study is to establish Determinants of performance of sanitation projects in informal settlements in Kenya. Specific objectives were to assess the effect of project quality, project stakeholder participation, project team development and project resources on performance of sanitation projects in informal settlements in Kenya.
Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive research design. Stratified random sampling was used to divide the population into different strata i.e. Project Managers, Project Engineers and Project Architectures so as to draw randomly a predetermined number of units. The collected data was coded and analyzed using the Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 because of its ability to analyze data easily and accurately. ANOVA (analysis of variance), multi-regression data analysis methods was applied to analyze the data obtained from the study. The findings was presented by use of bar charts, graphs, tables and pie charts. A multivariate regression model was applied to determine the relative importance of each of the four variables with respect to factors influencing the success of sanitation projects in informal settlements a case of Kiambiu Slums, Kamukunji Sub County.
Results: Correlations analysis was then conducted at 95% confidence interval and 5% confidence level 2-tailed., Results showed that there is a positive relationship between all the four factors and success of sanitation projects in informal settlements. The positive relationship indicates that there is a correlation between the factors and the success of sanitation projects in informal settlements. Based on the correlation coefficients, Project quality have the highest influence on success of sanitation projects in informal settlements at r = 0.763 and p = 0.040, followed by Stakeholder participation at r = 0.632 and p = 0.009, then Project team at r =0.614 and p = 0.022 while Project resources had the least influence on success of sanitation projects in informal settlements at r = 0.596 and p = 0.016.
Conclusion: The study concludes that Project managers should focus on making sure that stakeholders are understood in terms of their quality needs. It also involves determining what quality outputs will be exchanged over the course of the project for example status updates, minutes of meetings, reports on deliverables. Project managers should make careful plans to outline who receives which quality, who is responsible to deliver and respond to quality content, and how and when quality will be delivered
Policy Recommendation: The study recommended that Quality plans should be executed and monitored over the course of project implementation and throughout until project is completed
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