| dc.description.abstract | Project management systems are considered dynamic systems, similar to those in nature, which
means they change over time and are hard to predict. Project management provides a framework
to help accomplish goals, reduce operational costs and ensure timely delivery of projects. The
study established the practice of project management in Kenya Power and the relationship
between project management and performance of prepaid electricity metering project of Kenya
power.
The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Both primary and secondary data was used in this
study. Data collection tool was a questionnaire fielded to twelve project engineers in each of the
branches of the study. The data was analyzed by obtaining the means and standard deviations of
each project management practice and regression analysis was used to establish a relationship
between project management and performance of the prepaid metering project.
The study concludes that project performance and status was regularly reported in Kenya Power
and that there were problems encountered during the implementation. The study also concluded
that Kenya power has efficient project performance when project management is efficient
interms of project initiation, project planning, project implementation, and project M&E and
stakeholder involvement.
The researcher recommends that project stakeholders to be adequately involved in the project,
proper planning, well-structured monitoring and evaluation processes be established. A proper
feedback mechanism should be instituted where all stakeholders are able to interact with the
project management team for easy problem solving. | en_US |
