Abstract: A poorly defined project scope has been associated with project failure, with an inadequately planned project scope having a negative correlation with project performance. A well-defined scope will allow the stakeholder to have common goals and expectations throughout the life of the project. Scope management integrates clear definition, effective management, and effective communication with stakeholders, all of which safeguard project success. The goal of this study was to establish the role of scope management in the successful implementation of health infrastructural program in Nairobi County. The research was a descriptive study whose objectives are to evaluate four factors affecting the influence of project scope management on infrastructural health program in Nairobi County. The study was guided by the following objectives; scope planning, scope budgeting, project scope scheduling, scope change and successful implementation of health infrastructural program as the dependent variable. The study was based on stakeholder’s theory, the pure theory of public expenditure, theory of constraints, and theory of change which provided a theoretical framework upon which project scope management implementation can be understood. The study targeted 120 personnel involved in the construction of 40 health facilities in Nairobi County. A questionnaire was used as a research instrument to obtain data from the respondents. The questions were checked for content validity with the researcher engaging the supervisory panel to ensure that the questions were fit to measure what they are supposed to measure. The study also incorporated a reliability test and an internal consistency test. The reliability limits using Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient for this study was a threshold value of 0.7. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program was used to analyze the data. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean scores and standard deviations. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the role of scope management in the successful implementation of health infrastructural program in Nairobi County. From the multiple regression analysis, the results indicated that project scope planning, scope budgeting, scope scheduling and scope control had significant effects on the implementation of infrastructural health projects. The findings revealed that scope management has a positive and significant influence on the successful implementation of infrastructural health program. From the study findings, it was concluded that an increase in scope planning, scope scheduling and scope control would lead to an increase in the successful implementation of infrastructural health program.
Keywords: Scope Management, Program implementation, Project Scope Planning, Scope budgeting, Project
Scope change.
Title: PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL HEALTH PROGRAM IN NAIROBI COUNTY
Author: Lilian Wanjiru Mwangi, Dr. Muchelule Yusuf
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
Vol. 10, Issue 1, April 2022 - September 2022
Page No: 140-148
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published date: 19-May-2022
