Darlison, J.A.Prater, J.2025-12-182025-12-182024International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2024; 16(2):133-1611740-28911740-2905https://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/39521The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global economy in unprecedented ways since early 2020; a catalyst for changes across every sphere of business and workplace, project management included. This research, via a series of interviews, demonstrates how systemic responses such as localisation, stakeholder assurance, over-ordering and shortened re-sequencing horizons were most effective at alleviating symptomatic issues including supply chain disruption, schedule delay, an altered stakeholder environment, and contractor liquidity.enCopyright 2024 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript available after 1 July 2026adaptationconstruction managementCOVID-19globalisationlessons learnedlockdownproject managementproject successsocial restrictionssupply chainvirtual teamsJournal article10.1504/IJPOM.2024.1392502-s2.0-85197612799