Edkins, A;
Smith, A;
(2016)
The Challenge of Managing Modern Complex Projects.
In: Kaminsky, J and Zerjav, V, (eds.)
EPOC 2016: Building Resilience: Proceedings of the Engineering Project Organization Conference (Working paper series).
Engineering Project Organization Society (EPOS)
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Abstract
This paper presents a review of the most significant contributions on the topic of project complexity. It sets this review within the context of the development of project management as a topic receiving increased attention from both academe and practitioners. Following this review, a proposed framework of project complexity is presented alongside a more granular componentry of project complexity derived from work published by the UK's National Audit Office. The proposed framework is then tested via application to a live case study that is proffered as being a case of project complexity. The purpose of the paper is to present a coherent argument for what can be understood to make a project complex with the paper being the first phase in a research project that seeks to understand what expert project practitioners see as making projects complex and how these experts approach the management of such projects.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Challenge of Managing Modern Complex Projects |
| Event: | Engineering Project Organization Conference, 28-30 June 2016, Cle Elum, Washington, USA |
| Location: | Cle Elum, WA, USA |
| Dates: | 27 June 2016 - 28 July 2016 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.epossociety.org/EPOC2016/papers/edkins%... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The authors. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | Management of Projects, Project Complexity, Complexity Framework |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt > Bartlett Real Estate Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1503895 |
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