Abstract: Global entities such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization have progressively recognized the need for more effective project cost management and control. This offers a promising global setting for the project cost management to advance cognizance amongst these major project donors on the significance and value of engaging expert cost managers rather than have the role carried out by other experts as a subset of their general roles. Cost management in the public health project is critical to the country's long term Socioeconomic and environmental growth, beneficiary ownership, and project continuity. In Africa project performance of public health projects is not guaranteed with most of the projects failed to achieve their long-term goals with numerous costs overrun and schedule delays. This study identified four variables that influence cost management on the performance of donor health projects in Kajiado county Kenya. Specifically, this study looked at Project Cost control, Project Resource planning, Project cost budgeting, and project M&E. The target population was 125 donor funded health projects where a sample of 95 was drawn. Key respondent in this study were senior managers, project managers, project teams and stakeholders where 95 questionnaires were administered to them. The response rate for the study was 92.6%. The study conducted both descriptive and inferential analysis. The study found that Project Cost control, Project Resource planning, Project cost budgeting, and project M&E significantly influenced performance of donor funded projects in Kajiado county. The variables explained 88.8% of change in performance of donor funded project in Kajiado County. The study recommended implementation of project cost management practices in donor funded projects
Keywords: Cost Management, Project Cost Control, Project Resource Planning, Project Cost Budgeting, Donor Funded Health Projects, Kajiado County.
Title: INFLUENCE OF PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT ON PERFORMANCE OF DONOR FUNDED HEALTH PROJECTS IN KAJIADO COUNTY
Author: Wycliffe Omukuba Ambetsa, Dr. Muchelule Yusuf
International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD)
Vol. 10, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022
Page No: 46-56
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 29-October-2022
