The front-end of large public projects : paradoxes and ways ahead /: paradoxes and ways ahead. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Terry M. Williams, Knut Samset and Gro Holst Volden.
• Editors: Williams, T. M (Terry M.); Samset, Knut, 1946-; Volden, Gro Holst, 1976-
• Contents: 1. Introduction Knut Samset and Gro Volden 2. Project success Terry Williams 3. The logic of the project front-end Ofer Zwikael and Alicia Gilchrist 4. Undertaking the project front-end Monique Aubry and Serghei Floricel 5. Estimation Richard Kirkham 6. Incentives and politics: The perverse incentives paradox: root cause of many other paradoxes; the case of the Dutch Betuweroute Bert van Wee 7. Closing the loop: Ex-ante and ex-post evaluation in order to learn from mistakes and successes Knut Samset and Gro Volden 8. Conclusions Terry Williams Annex: The Paradoxes Paper Samset, K., & Volden, G. H. (2016). Front‐end definition of projects: Ten paradoxes and some reflections regarding project management and project governance. Re‐printed from International Journal of Project Management, vol 34 no. 2 pp. 297‐313.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 658.404; Project management; Public works -- Finance; Network analysis (Planning)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000609561; 9781000609547; 9781003257172
• Related ISBNs: 9781032189727
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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