Role of Information Management System in Performance of Road Construction Projects in Kenya

Abstract

A major and crucial factor towards the realization and attainment of sustainable and inclusive growth in developing nations is transport connectivity. A blueprint referred to as “The Kenya Vision 2030” illustrated that developments of road infrastructure is an essential fundamental practice towards social and economic transformation of the nation. Innovative construction enterprises committed to boosting communication, collaboration, and information exchange stand to benefit greatly from the implementation of an information management system. This study set out to determine how the implementation of information management systems could improve the efficiency of road construction projects in Kenya. The following list details the precise aims of the study: The goals of the study are four-fold (1) to determine the role of information management systems in the management of road construction projects in Kenya, (2) to examine the impact of information management systems on the performance of Kenyan road construction projects, (3) To identify the issues faced by road contractors in the performance of road construction projects in Kenya using information management systems, and (4) to recommend solutions for improving the efficiency of information management systems in the management of road construction projects in Kenya. The study's research was founded on the DeLone and McLean Information Success Model and the Technology Acceptance Model. A descriptive study design was used in the research. The sample size in this study was 137 road construction firms drawn from a population of 208 road construction firms registered with the City of Nairobi. Data was analyzed descriptively by use of means and standard deviation. Inferential statistics utilized Pearson correlations and regression model. The results showed that when it comes to managing materials for road building projects, implementing an IMS yields favorable and statistically significant results. The IMS in Human Resource Management also correlates positively and significantly with the efficiency with which road-building projects are completed. Furthermore, road construction project success is positively correlated with IMS in the handling of construction plant and machine resources. Finally, the IMS in Cash Flow Management was found to be strongly and favorably connected to the success of road construction projects. According to the study, "the performance of road construction projects can be improved through the use

of information management systems." Because IMS is used in road construction projects, there have been improvements in the reliability and effectiveness of the application of IMS in terms of improvements in productivity at work where there was an improvement in decision making, shrinking of the time needed for decision-making, the lowering of job completion time and improved control of activity expense