Assessing The Role Of Strategic Alignment In Enhancing Projects Effectiveness: A Case Study Of The Youth Enterprise Development Fund Beneficiaries In Kajiado County

Abstract

Many of profit and non-profit organizations have been challenged in realizing effective projects or programs. This is the ability of the projects or programs in realizing envisaged or planned objectives. Effectiveness is therefore a challenge to both small and large organizations. The notion of strategic alignment has been concept surrounding organization effectiveness as a basis to gauge success. This research was therefore on assessing on the role of strategic alignment in project effectiveness, with the main focus on youth groups or enterprises in Kajiado County funded through YEDF Constituency Youth Enterprise Scheme (C-YES). A sample of 92 respondents (members) derived from 48 youth projects were randomly selected from the target population for the study. From the findings, the researcher suggested the following recommendations; that the youth groups should be trained on entrepreneurship and business management skills before commencement of projects. Secondly, public and private institutions should formulate policies and strategies that address the challenges facing the youth across the various regions in the republic. There is also the need to speed up the time taken to vet and processing of loans. And lastly, that youth groups need to constantly seek guidance regarding projects running.