Project Management Practices and Performance of Women Economic Empowerment Projects in Homa Bay County
Abstract
Women empowerment projects play a critical role in the socio-economic development of
women, especially in less developed countries. A significant concern among governments,
donors, and other major stakeholders deploying humanitarian programs is their failure to meet
objectives and poor performance. However, women empowerment projects in Homa Bay
County have adopted several project management practices. This study, therefore, sought to
determine the influence of adopting various project management practices on the performance
of women empowerment projects in Homa Bay County. The study specifically sought to
examine fundamental tenets of project management, including stakeholder management,
project planning, risk management, and systematic monitoring and evaluation. The research
study adopted a descriptive design where information is collected through a census survey.
Questionnaires were deployed to respondents sourced randomly from different women
empowerment projects in Homa Bay County. The responses for coded and the various degrees
of agreement were tabulated. The Pearson correlation test was used to investigate the nature of
the relationships between the various questionnaire scales. The study's results revealed a
significant relationship between the different project management strategies and the
performance of the women empowerment projects. The study recommended the need for
program implementation teams to assess stakeholder interests to improve buy-ins. It further
recommended the need for the government to conduct capacity-building and equip project
management teams with adequate knowledge of project planning and more robust project
evaluation and monitoring measures. Finally, ensuring functional audit departments, practical
risk assessment, and setting clear risk management strategies are ways project teams can
provide better project performance
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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