Abstract: Projects remain to be universal in all entities of life, but then ironically, the poor performance of projects and the disappointment of projects appear to be a commonest scenario. Most projects failed to be delivered within the expected time frame, quality and budget. The study was aimed at investigating the projects’ critical success factors in Kisumu County. The study sought to address the following research objectives: determine the relationship between project leadership and project success in non-governmental organizations in Kisumu County; examine the extent to which project planning influences project success in nongovernmental organizations in Kisumu County and determine the association between monitoring and evaluation and project success in non-governmental organizations in Kisumu County. A conceptual framework showing interactions of study variables guided the study. A descriptive survey design was adopted. The target population consisted of the seven project managers and 29 Field Coordinators from the seven NGOs. All the 36 respondents were used in the study. A purposive sampling technique was used to select project managers and field coordinators. The questionnaires and interview schedule were the instruments used for data collection. The research adopted the content validity to measure the validity of the instruments. The consistency of questionnaire was established through test re-test method where research tools were administered twice to the respondents. An alpha value of 0.797 was obtained. The data collected was analyzed through both descriptive and inferential statistics (Critical Index and regression analysis). Results indicate that project leadership affects positively and significantly (p<0.05) project success among NGOs; project planning had a positively and significant effect on projects success and monitoring and evaluation on project success had a statistical significant (p<0.05) positive correlation on successful completion of projects. The following were the recommendations of this study: there is need to develop quality leadership among project managers and employees. This is because; good leaders can make fair judgments toward themselves, and acknowledge both their strengths and weaknesses. They have goals and a vision, and effectively communicate their vision through words, mannerism, or actions. Since project planning is integral in organizations and pervades at all the levels of the organization, it should be accurately written and implemented to letter. Monitoring and evaluation have been noted to effectively and positively influence success of projects; therefore, it should be reinforced in the organizations during projects management. The research findings will assist policy makers and stakeholders in the counties in enhancing successful completion of projects, taking in considerations of the critical factors that affect project success and qualitative data were collected, analyzed and presented in tables and graphs format for easier interpretation.
Keywords: Critical Success Factors (CSFs), Project Management, The Project Life Cycle, success Criteria.
Title: An Empirical Study of Projects Critical Success Factors on Non-Governmental Organizations in Kisumu County, Kenya
Author: Odhiambo Daniel Dida, Muchelule Yusuf Wanjala, Prof. Mike Amuhaya Iravo
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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