dc.description.abstract | The performance of many projects is one of the extreme problems facing organizations. As a result,
skills of managing project are a vital resource for ensuring that community projects achieve the
desired outcomes and have high success rates. The purpose of this research was to find out how
management skills effect performance of Kipepeo HIV/AIDS project in the county of Vihiga. This
research was steered by Katz’s Talents Leadership skills Theory, theory of project management
and decision Theory. The utmost suitable research design for this investigation was illustrative
design. The sampling included the Project beneficiaries, Project officers and sub-county health
officers. Sample size of at least 95 respondents from the project beneficiaries using simple random
sampling, 2 samples from project officers and 1 sub-county health officers using purposive
sampling technique was used. Self-administered questionnaires and a key informant interview
guide was employed to meet the study's requirements. Because the research yielded both
quantitative data and qualitative data for evaluation and triangulation, this was necessary. The
pilot study was done in Sabatia sub-county which neighbors Emuhaya and Luanda sub counties.
For the pilot project, the size of the sample was 10% of the entire sample was developed and used.
Data was collected in a systematic way while adhering to agreed-upon study standards and ethical
considerations. Data was collected and analyzed in both qualitative and quantitative formats. As a
result, we adopted a hybrid manner of data analysis. To allow data entry and analysis, the data
collected from respondents was sorted, cleaned, and coded appropriately. Clean data was loaded
into the SPSS software, which was utilized to generate data outputs for analysis, presentation, and
discussion. For data analysis, SPSS was used, with outputs such as Mean, Standard Deviation,
Percentages, and Frequencies being created. Regression analysis was used to test hypotheses. The
findings of the study was that leadership skills, technical skills, Project communication and Project
Planning Implementation is aided by managerial expertise of Kipepeo HIV/AIDS project in Vihiga
County, Kenya. | en_US |