Abstract:
Road construction projects in Kenya face significant cost overruns of 45 percent, delays averaging 21 months, and quality issues, and despite PMIS adoption, overall project performance remains unsatisfactory. Therefore, the general objective of the study was to investigate the influence of project management information system practices on the performance of roads construction projects in Kenya and the moderating effect of project monitoring. The study was anchored on resource based view theory, innovation diffusion theory, theory of constraints, general system theory and theory of change. The study adopted a positivist research philosophy, cross-sectional survey design and explanatory research design. The target population was 262 contractors, 262 resident engineers, 262 quantity surveyors, 54 Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) officials, 45 Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) officials, and 42 Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) officials working in the headquarters. The sample size was 279 respondents selected by use of stratified random sampling. The study used both primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected by use of a structured questionnaire, which generated both quantitative and qualitative data. Thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analyzing quantitative data. Diagnostic tests were conducted to assess the assumptions of the regression model. The study found that resource management practices, data integration practices, cost management practices, project planning practices have a positive and significant effect on the performance of road construction projects. In addition, project monitoring had a moderating effect on the relationship between project management information system practices and performance of road construction projects. The study recommends that road agencies implement comprehensive financial management, promote knowledge-sharing, establish real-time expenditure monitoring, and adopt a formal change management process for scope adjustments. Policymakers should enforce resource management standards and strengthen monitoring to improve efficiency and performance in Kenyan road construction projects.
