Influence of Management of Project Constraints on Completion of Building Construction Projects in Nakuru County, Kenya

Construction companies are often faced with various constraints like funding, technology, materials and more as they plan, organize, schedule and execute various projects. Most constraints of any kind tend to hinder project progress. Many projects in both public and private stall at different stages before completion, this has been attributed to project constraints. Thus, the study sought to establish the influence of management of project constraints on completion of building construction projects in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study specifically sought to determine the influence of management of scope and resource on completion of building construction projects in Nakuru County. The study used a descriptive survey research design. The target population was registered building constructions in Nakuru. The researcher used one respondent in each of the company therefore the total target population was 546 respondents. The study used Nassiuma‟s formulae to get a sample of 85 building construction companies. Questionnaires were used to collect the primary data desirable for the study. The validity of this study was enhanced in search of views of experts in the field of study. while reliability in this study was enhanced by pre-testing the questionnaires with a selected sample which was not included in the main study. The data that was gathered in this study was quantitative in nature and analyzed by utilization of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in the study. The findings indicated there was a positive and statistically significant correlation between management of scope and completion of building construction projects in Nakuru county. (=0.443; p =.013), the study also showed that there was a positive and statistically significant correlation between management of resource constraint and completion of building construction projects in Nakuru County. (r = 0.441; p = .016). The study recommends that project managers should effectively manage scope, resource and time constraints. The study suggests that similar studies should be conducted among other types of projects in other counties using other factors other than the ones studied