DECISIONMAKERS

This book, Complex Projects, is mainly meant for principals and decision makers of complex, often large, projects. The objective is how to manage and to control the project processes through investing in the preventive orientated start.

The application areas in current and future society are; change and innovation, both in the area of technology and organization. In most cases a combination of both.

Complexity is the result of multidisciplinarity, a large number of influential stakeholders and, of course, the degree of uncertainty. The definition is that not one person, or even a team can not understand necessary details of the project in its different main phases. This book is based on 20 years of international cooperation and some 100 live case stories.

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

During project developments in situations as described above major schedule and budget slippages often occur, including diminishing of project performance (quality) or even stoppage. Significant investments and political losses are incurred. In the media these projects are regularly mentioned and discussed.

Some examples:

• Urban development
• National end intercity traffic control systems
• Innovative IT systems in government financial/fiscal systems
• High-Tec new systems ans services for professional use
• Organisational fusion after mergers (70 % fail)
• Many others involving numerous disciplines and stakeholders

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