PROJECT GOVERNANCE IN ACHIEVING PROJECT SUCCESS AMIDST CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC: A CASE OF SELECTED PROJECTS IN CHIPATA DISTRICT, ZAMBIA

Project control structure offers the project manager and team with composition, procedures, management models and gear for organizing the project, while sustaining and scheming the project for profitable conveyance. The broad objective of the study was ascertaining project governance in achieving project success amidst corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic by responding to the broad research question on: How was project governance in achieving project success amidst COVID-19? From the time when the corona virus (COVID-19) occurrence was first detected, it has proliferated to more than 200 countries. The COVID-19 pandemic is pessimistically affecting global economic growth further than anything experienced in nearly a century. In this regard, the effect on project governance is not exceptional. Approximation, hitherto, points out that the virus could reduce global economic growth by 3.0% to 6.0% in 2020. The fact that projects are not permanent in makeup, the accomplishment of the project should be considered in provisions of implementing the project contained by restrictions of scope, time, cost, quality, resources, and risk as accepted among the project managers and senior management. It is against this background that the study sought ascertaining project governance in achieving project success amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Target population was functioning projects. The sample size was 45 Managers that were chosen by purposive sampling technique. Qualitative data was investigated by the inductive process of constructing from the data to broad themes and then interpretation. Quantitative data was analysed by use of descriptive statistics. A self administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The findings were that Project Scope Management, Project Duration Management, Project Quality Management and Project Resources Management were disapprovingly affected. Further, there were factors that negatively affected project governance and project monitoring strategies were implemented. The conclusion is that COVID-19 has negatively affected project governance in achieving project success.