Influence of Project Planning and Evaluation on Performance of Constituency Development Funded Projects in Public Schools in Rongai District, Kenya
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
Abstract:Project management process is important ingredient to project success and more especially in capital investment projects common in Public Schools in Kenya. The main aim of the study was to analyze the influence of project planning and evaluation on performance of CDF projects in Public schools in Rongai District, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey design with 356 head teachers, their deputies, BOG chairmen and committee chair in charge of school projects. The study used systematic random sampling procedure. The sample size for the study was 185 head teachers, their deputies, BOG chairmen and committee chair in charge of school projects. The study used structured questionnaire as the collection instrument which will be piloted and peer reviewed to ascertain its validity and reliability. The study use descriptive statistics to analyze the data that describes the variable. The relationship between project planning, evaluation and project performance was tested using regression model. The analyzed data were presented using frequency tables and charts. The study found out that project planning in Public Schools in Rongai District was not correlated with project performance on one hand and that a strong positive correlation between project evaluation and performance indicating that the public schools projects were evaluated on the outcome rather than the strategies used in implementation, the project design and even the coherence of stakeholders participation on the other hand. Keywords:Project Management, Project Planning, Project Evaluation and Community Development.
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Haron KibetKitur
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