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This paper reviews existing literature on the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in achieving project success in Kenya. It identifies M&E as a consistent critical success factor across various studies. The research categorised factors influencing M&E efficacy into four main groups: the strength of the M&E team, the monitoring approach adopted, political influence, and the project lifecycle stage. Additionally, the study highlights management support as a crucial mediating factor between M&E and overall project success. It suggests that effective M&E is unlikely to succeed without adequate management backing, proposing a conceptual framework based on these findings.
Understanding the factors that make monitoring and evaluation effective is vital for improving project outcomes. This research provides a conceptual framework that can help project managers and policymakers in Kenya design and implement more successful projects by focusing on key M&E components and ensuring strong management support.
The abstract describes a conceptual framework derived from a literature review, aiming to understand factors influencing project success. It does not indicate an application pathway, product, or service that is ready for commercialisation.
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This paper sets out to review literature on the efficacy of monitoring and evaluation in achieving project success in Kenya. Several studies have been carried out with an aim of determining the critical success factors (CSFs) which contribute to project success. The analysis of these studies shows a particular pattern of events. Some CSFs appears consistently in a number of studies. One such factor is the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) function. The researcher used literature review approach to analyze the factors related to M&E influencing project success. All the factors identified were grouped into four main categories which are: Strength of M&E team, monitoring approach adopted, political influence and project lifecycle stage. The study further identified management support as a mediating factor between M&E and the Project Success. A good M&E without management support is likely not to succeed.
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DOI: 10.11648/j.sjbm.20150303.14
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