Resource Tracking and Implementation of Healthcare Projects in Makueni County, Kenya

Resource tracking is the process of collecting and analyzing information about the use of resources over time and resource monitors are tools that track and manage the use of resources like storage, compute power, and other system components. The study examined the influence of resource tracking on implementation of healthcare projects in Makueni County, Kenya. The study was grounded on theory of change and adopted correlational research design to investigate relationships between variables without the researcher having the latitude to vary any of them, thus facilitating the possibility of predicting causal relationships. The first level target population of this study was six programs in which healthcare projects were being implemented in Makueni County, Kenya. The accessible population was made of project managers and project team members deployed across the programs and the complement was three hundred and twenty four (324), from which a sample of one hundred and twenty two (122) was derived using Nasiurma (2000) formulae. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select respondents and questionnaires were based on five-point Likert scale and were distributed through drop and pick-up method. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 was used for data analysis. The study carried out standard bivariate regression analysis and derived descriptive and inferential statistics. F-test (ANOVA) was undertaken to determine the statistical significance of the study variables and also aid in making inferences for the study. The study determined that resource tracking had a significant influence on implementation of healthcare projects. The study recommended that project managers needed to monitor resource usage to identify any inefficiencies in the process.