dc.description.abstract | Projects have various stages from initiation, planning, execution and closure. It is
essential that throughout these stages key stakeholders are involved to ensure they buy
in into the project. The key stakeholders for the IFMIS project include donors,
Ministerial Departments and Agencies, counties, vendors, parastatals and suppliers.
This study sought to determine the extent of stakeholder management adoption in the
IFMIS project and the impact it has had on success of the project. Descriptive
research design was adopted for this study and a sample of 95 respondents was used.
Data was collected from the various respondents through a semi structured
questionnaire. The research findings revealed that stakeholder management had been
adopted in the IFMIS project through communication with stakeholders, provision of
adequate personnel for the project, incorporation of views of stakeholders and
resolution of any complaints by stakeholders. However there was still need to address
how the various stakeholders were categorized, their knowledge gaps on the project
and overall stakeholder experience. The project was successful in enhancing
efficiency in government transactions and creation of equal platform for competition
for government business opportunities. The project however had not been able to fully
enhance transparency and accountability in the public sector. The stakeholders
identified challenges they face with IFMIS including; frequent downtimes of the
system, lack of dedicated support from the IFMIS personnel and inadequate
integration with other key government systems. They proposed that The National
Treasury enforce use of IFMIS, put in place infrastructure to make the system more
robust and ensure that trainings at IFMIS Academy are customized to the need of the
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