Project Governance

Getting Investments Right

By: Terry M Williams (Editor), Knut Samset (Editor)

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Hardcover | 27 November 2012 | Edition Number 1

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Large projects are complex undertakings representing major investments. Often problems arise because of failure at the start of a project in terms of establishing governance, choosing the appropriate concept, analyzing the proposal and environment, and maximizing the utility of the investment, all within complex and political decision-making structures. As a result, many projects fail even though they were implemented successfully, simply because the project concept was wrong. While attention has been paid to project execution, this area is underrepresented in literature. However, considerable advances have been made, both practical and in putting the behavior and management of major projects on a proper theoretical basis. This volume therefore provides a resum© of the state of this domain. It is a guide for practitioners, decision-makers and their advisors, as well as students. It takes a narrow view of the project, widening to place it within the organization, then the organizational nexus, and finally the political environment, to give a holistic view on how bad ideas can be avoided and good ideas developed into successful projects.

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List of Tables and Figures	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Notes on Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Influence of Strategic Context on Project Management Systems: A Senior Management Perspective	p. 3
The Proposal	p. 46
Assessing the Proposal	p. 81
Designing the Project	p. 135
Decision-Making in Organisations	p. 175
Fading Glory? Decision-Making around the Project - How and Why 'Glory' Projects Fail	p. 221
Decision-Making in the Political Environment	p. 256
Concluding Note	p. 277
Index	p. 282
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