The impact of the application of governance principles in municipal government projects: a metropolitan municipality case study

Abstract

Abstract: The use of governance principles in projects implemented within the government sector provides tangible benefits in terms of projects achieving the intended objectives. Governance of projects is often related to the ability of organisations to demonstrate the ability to administer projects in line with organisational policy thereby adhering to principles such as accountability, transparency and compliance to trends of good corporate governance. Oversight in government projects often results in over and irregular expenditure as well as projects running over the planned timeframes, largely because of the lack of integrated governance systems to track, monitor and ensure project methodologies are followed. The purpose of this research was to propose an integrated governance structure to be utilised in a municipal environment to assist departments executing infrastructure projects