Influence of Monitoring Practices on Projects Performance of Kenya State Corporations

Abstract

Monitoring practices is the continuous routine in tracking of key elements of project implementation performance that is: inputs (resources, equipment) activities and outputs, through recordkeeping and regular reporting through assessment of an on-going or completed project to determine its actual impact against the planned impact in relation to its design, implementation and results. However, monitoring practices implementation has been a challenge over years within organizations in their projects performance. The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of monitoring practices on project performance of Kenya State Corporations. Specifically, seeking whether monitoring practices planning, tools, techniques and its adoption has an influence on project performance of Kenya state corporations. The study adopted descriptive research design method as well as positivism research philosophy; with a target population of 187 state corporations. Simple random sampling was used to select 65 state corporations who form the sample size which forms 30% of the population. Primary data was collected from the sample size using questionnaires while secondary data was collected through reviews of both theoretical and empirical literatures. Pilot testing was conducted to asses’ questions validity and reliability. Data collected was analysed using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. The relationships between variables were determined using person correlation, multiple regressions, t-test and the analysis of variance (ANOVA). Assessments of normality was done by Shapiro-Wilk test basing on correlation between data while multicollinearity was detected by use of variation inflation factor (VIF) and heteroscedasticity was minimized or eliminated where possible by ensuring data used in hypothesis testing was approximately normal and is accurately transformed and that the right functional forms of regression model are selected and variables presented by scatter plot diagrams of the dependent variable (DV) was widen or narrowed as the value of the independent variable (IV) increases. The study found out that monitoring techniques and its adoption contributes to project performance significantly as well as monitoring planning and tools contributes to organization performance. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the data and perceptions of state corporation professions showed higher performance if monitoring best practices are embraced in their organizations. On comparison, all the betas showed that the independent variables were strong predictors of project performance thus the study recommended that monitoring planning and tools should be improved to mitigate project risks. In order to improve project performance State Corporations should enhance Monitoring best practices to enable them enjoy benefits of their service through employment of competent professionals to manage projects in form of increased efficiency in service delivery and increased returns on value of money; as well as to examine the roles or influences of monitoring practices that have not been covered in the study on sharing and transferring project management skills within or outside organizations projects. The study conclusion on the basis of findings reveals that monitoring best practices have positive impact on projects performance in Kenya state corporations. The results of the study will contribute greatly to various project monitoring constraints that organizations go through in implementations of their projects.