Paper Title
The Role of Senior Management in Ensuring Quality Procurement in Project Management

Abstract
This paper draws from the operational framework of senior management in ensuring quality procurement in project management. Theoretical barriers to quality procurement management are discussed by analyzing and dissecting laws, policies and regulations’ governing procurement and senior management involvement. The critical commitment of this paper is the analysis of barriers to quality procurement as far as senior management involvement in concern to find solutions to overcome the founded challenges facing the subject matter and to enhance the efficacy of quality procurement processes in project management. The study adopted a quantitative method where self-administered survey questionnaires were distributed to the participants of the study as means of collecting data. The intention behind the chosen technique was to capitalize on the strengths, which are inherent in the technique to adequately find answers to the research questions. The study identified the common management shortcomings and moreover, it explored common reasons for poor quality procurement in project management and suggested solutions to overcome these besetting and pervasive challenges. Keywords- Senior management duties, quality procurement, project management.