Strategic role of project management offices in execution of corporate strategies in state agencies in Kenya.
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2026-02-07
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With escalating global competition, rapid advancement in technologies
and complex operating environments, C-suite executives in public, private
and multinational corporations will increasingly need to call on their
PMOs to ensure that all project activities are aligned with the overall
strategic vision of the organization. During the time of economic
uncertainty, many of the changes in globalization and increase in adoption
of e-commerce will revolve around the principles and bottom-line results
that can guarantee successful implementation of corporate strategies.
Today, many public organizations in Kenya are saddled with challenges
that are associated with execution of corporate strategies. Critical analysis
show that there has been a glaring disconnect of strategic alignment
between corporate strategic objectives and the projects earmarked for
achieving the desired strategic goals. Most of the projects earmarked for
achieving the desired strategic goals in state agencies in Kenya are fraught
with risks missed deadlines, cost overruns, quality compromises, failed
strategic objectives and scope creep. The study aimed at establishing the
role of project management offices in execution of corporate strategies in
state agencies in Kenya and considered Communities of Practice Theory.
The current study employed descriptive survey design. The study equally
adopted both the qualitative and quantitative approaches to establish the
associations predictor and the response variables respectively. The study
focused on total target population of 204 employees in 10 state agencies in
Kenya. The sample size of the study was 133 respondents from 10 state
agencies. R-Squared value was used to estimate the goodness of fit of the
conceptual model. The results showed a R-Squared value of 79.0%
indicating adequate goodness of fit. The results of data analysis showed
that project management offices have key significant effect on execution
of corporate strategies. The findings of the current study will assist
practitioners, stakeholders, governing bodies, and management in taking
their organization's strategy execution process to the next level, they must
establish PMOs to achieve desired strategic goals.