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Article Innovation, Scheduling, Complexity, Lessons Learned, Construction 1 November 2018

PM Network

Sequencing Made Simpler

By Garza, Amelia Talk about a lessons learned database. U.S. construction and engineering giant Bechtel has been in business for 120 years, with some 25,000 construction projects under its belt—many of them…

Article Scheduling, Complexity, Resource Management 1 October 2017

PM Network

Counting on Precision

By Blumerman, Lisa The United States census is a complex, large-scale, multiyear exercise in program management. The scope of accurately and cost effectively counting more than 330 million people across more than 3.7…

Article Change Management, Scheduling, Complexity, Stakeholder Engagement 2 April 2017

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Bridging the Gap

By Fister Gale, Sarah Complex road construction projects create detours. But an 18-year, US$2 billion highway improvement program in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, encountered the ultimate roadblock: Nobody wanted to help…

Article Scheduling, Complexity, Cost Management, Scope Management 1 February 2017

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Games Plan

By Fister Gale, Sarah The Olympics capture the world's imagination. But the race begins long before athletes arrive. Cities compete to host the Summer and Winter Games, hoping to take a lead role on the global stage. But…

Article Quality Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Complexity, Scope Management 1 January 2017

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Do Look Down

By Ali, Ambreen Here's a winning formula to take tourists to new heights: Build glass skywalks. Last year a burst of construction projects in China hoisted walkways alongside dramatic cliffs, atop skyscrapers and…

Article Scheduling, Complexity, Cost Management, Government, Construction 1 September 2016

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Track record

Public-sector megaprojects aren't exactly known for finishing on schedule and within budget. Yet Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority is making a habit of doing both. The organization is…

Article Scheduling, Complexity, Talent Management, Resource Management 1 August 2016

Project Management Journal

Making sense of rework causation in offshore hydrocarbon projects

By Love, Peter E. D. | Ackermann, Fran | Smith, Jim | Irani, Zahir | Edwards, David J. Retrospective sense making is used to determine how and why rework in offshore hydrocarbon projects occurred. Staff from organizations operating at the blunt end (e.g., clients/design engineers…

Article Scheduling, Cost Management, Complexity 1 August 2016

Project Management Journal

A study on complexity and uncertainty perception and solution strategies for the time/cost trade-off problem

By Wauters, Mathieu | Vanhoucke, Mario In this article, the Discrete Time/Cost Tradeoff Problem (DTCTP) is revisited in light of a student experiment. Two solution strategies are distilled from the data of 444 participants and are…

Conference Paper Complexity, Risk Management, Scheduling 10 October 2015

For want of a nail

By Shenhar, Aaron | Orhof, Ori | Dori, Dov The success of any large, complex project is dependent on the completion of all essential components before project completion. The delay of even small components can derail or put the entire…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Complexity 18 July 2012

Development of a modelling framework for scheduling iteration in complex new product development projects

By Murphy, Evan | Ledwith, Ann Producing reliable schedules for new product development projects (NPD) can be difficult because of the inherent iteration involved in most development processes. Iteration is an essential feature…