PROJECT TEAM PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE OF FLORICULTURAL PROJECTS IN KENYA
PROJECT TEAM PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE OF FLORICULTURAL PROJECTS IN KENYA
John Wachira Kamau - Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Prof. Patrick K. Ngugi - Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Dr. Yusuf Mchelule - Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and Technology, Kenya
ABSTRACT
Project team planning is considered an important component of project success. In the floricultural projects, it enables the farmers to overcome the many challenges which arise from the natural, economic and socio-political environments. In Kenya, project planning has embraced project team planning in order to make the sector more profitable for farmers. However, studies on the link between project team planning and performance of floricultural projects are still inadequate. This paper examined the influence of project team planning on the performance of floricultural projects in Kenya. The paper is based on a study which was guided by the agency theory and employed correlation research design. The study targeted registered floricultural projects in Nakuru County. Census sampling was used to select a sample of 288 senior level managers in the flower projects constituted the study sample size. Data was collected using questionnaire which was validated during pilot study to ensure it was reliable. The supervisors were consulted to help ascertain that the research instrument is valid. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics mainly percentages, frequencies and means and standard deviations and inferential statistics mainly the regression analysis. The descriptive results showed that project team planning influenced the performance of floricultural projects in Kenya. The study concluded that 56.9% of the variance in the performance of floricultural projects was explained by project team planning. The influence of project team planning was statistically significant.
