Project Complexity Assessment and Management Tool. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dao, Bac; Kermanshachi, Sharareh; Shane, Jennifer; Anderson, Stuart
• Is Part Of: Procedia engineering. Volume 145(2016)
• Page Start: 491
• Page End: 496
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: Project Complexity -- Complexity Attribute -- Complexity Indicator -- Project Management; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.04.026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7058

Abstract

Abstract: Project Complexity Assessment and Management (PCAM) Tool was developed to help project teams identify, assess, and manage project complexity. This Excel-based tool was designed with a "Complexity Measurement Matrix" comprising of the indicators that are statistically significant to project complexity. The weight factors of these complexity indicators were developed based on the expert ranking result from a subject matter workshop. These factors function as the multipliers to place greater emphasis on the stronger complexity indicators. The comprehensive reports from the tool present the overall project complexity level, a series of radar diagrams describing the most important indicators, and associated management strategies. The outputs help project teams formulate a management plan for the most important contributors with sufficient flexibility to be deployed at multiple project stages and for different project sizes.