The Successful Delivery of Megaprojects

A Novel Research Method

Article Quality Management, Risk Management, Complexity 1 October 2017

Project Management Journal

Locatelli, Giorgio | Mikic, Miljan | Kovacevic, Milos | Brookes, Naomi J. | Ivanisevic, Nenad

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Locatelli, G., Mikic, M., Kovacevic, M., Brookes, N. J., & Ivanisevic, N. (2017). The Successful Delivery of Megaprojects: A Novel Research Method. Project Management Journal, 48(5), 78–94.
Megaprojects are often associated with poor delivery performance and poor benefits realization. This article provides a method of identifying, in a quantitative and rigorous manner, the characteristics related to project management success in megaprojects. It provides an investigation of how stakeholders can use this knowledge to ensure more effective design and delivery for megaprojects. The research is grounded in 44 megaprojects and a systematic, empirically based methodology that employs the Fisher's exact test and machine learning techniques to identify the correlation between megaprojects' characteristics and performance, paving the way to an understanding of their causation.
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