ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRO – PRODUCE VALUE ADDITION PROJECTS IN KISUMU COUNTY - KENYA
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The overall objective of this study was to establish role of project management practices on implementation of agro-produce value addition projects in Kisumu county - Kenya. The specific objectives of the study included: to determine the effect of Quality Management on implementation; to establish the effect of cost Management; to examine the effect of stakeholder participation and to determine the effect of change management on the implementation of agro – produce value addition projects in Kisumu County. The study adopted a correlational survey design. The target population for the study constituted 100 workers stationed in value addition projects in Kisumu County. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 100 respondents for the study. Data collection for the study was done using a structured questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed by generating frequencies and percentages. Means and standard deviations were also generated. Correlation analysis was undertaken to establish relationships between and among variables while regression analysis was undertaken to show the strength and direction of relationships among variables. The findings were presented using tables and figures. The study findings indicated that there is a positive and significant correlation between quality management, cost management, stakeholder participation and change management on the implementation of agro-value addition projects in Kisumu County. The unstandardized coefficients of the regression analysis showed that quality management(0.752) has the greatest effect on implementation of agro-value addition projects in Kisumu County, followed by stakeholder participation(0.562), then change management(0.490) and the least is cost management (0.305). The coefficient of determination was 0.553 meaning that quality management, cost management, stakeholder participation and change management all together accounts for 55.3% of implementation of agro-produce value addition projects in Kisumu County. The study concludes that more workers need to be involved in decision making in quality matters and monitoring and evaluation. Further, there is need to enhance the capacity of workers in embracing technological change to improve production processes. The study therefore recommends inclusion of workers in decision making and capacity building to improve workers’ capabilities during implementation of agro-value addition projects in Kisumu County.
Key Words: Quality Management, Cost Management, Stakeholder Participation, Change Management
CITATION: Wasonga, C. A., & Wabala, S. (2024). Role of project management practices on implementation of agro – produce value addition projects in Kisumu County - Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 11 (4), 73 – 90. http://dx.doi.Org/10.61426/Sjbcm.v11i4.3067
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