The present study aims to investigate the impact of project communication on project success with the mediating role of trust and the moderating role of authentic leadership. The sample is drawn using a convenient sampling technique. The data is collected through the online survey method due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from project-based construction companies of Pakistan (n = 245). The analyses are established using SPSS v.25 and AMOS v.23 software to test hypotheses. The results indicate that project communication is positively associated with project success; trust mediates the relationship between project communication and project success. Similarly, results also confirm that the moderating role of authentic leadership is strengthening the relationship between project communication and trust. This research is beneficial for project managers, site supervisors, and leaders, since project managers need to develop communication and trust between the employees as communication, leads to the successful completion of projects and achievement of goals. Managers should connect the employees so that the workflow does not get disturbed. Lack of communication can badly affect the success of the project and lead it toward failure. The manager or work supervisor needs to keep all the employees bound together so that they perform effectively.

本研究旨在通过信任的中介作用和真实领导的调节作用研究项目沟通对项目成功的影响。使用方便的采样技术抽取样本。由于 COVID-19 大流行，数据是通过在线调查方法收集的，来自巴基斯坦基于项目的建筑公司（n = 245）。使用 SPSS v.25 和 AMOS v.23 软件建立分析以检验假设。结果表明，项目沟通与项目成功呈正相关；信任在项目沟通和项目成功之间起到中介作用。同样，结果也证实了真实领导的调节作用正在加强项目沟通和信任之间的关系。这项研究对项目经理，现场主管和领导者是有益的，因为项目经理需要发展员工之间的沟通和信任，因为沟通可以成功地完成项目和实现目标。经理应该连接员工，以免工作流程受到干扰。缺乏沟通会严重影响项目的成功并导致项目失败。经理或工作主管需要将所有员工联系在一起，以便他们有效地工作。