Understanding why complex projects overrun: developing a framework for identifying and managing risks
| dc.contributor.author | Alexander, James | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Fran Ackermann | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Peter Love | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T10:00:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T10:00:01Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2015-12-10T00:10:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1187 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
Despite a growing wealth of experience and knowledge concerning projects they experience cost overruns. Answering a call from leading academics for new research perspectives on projects, this thesis examines project cost overruns using a systemic modelling perspective and a case study design. The findings suggest that feedback dynamics involving loss of client trust; delay triggers such as design changes; and contextual conditions such as human resource policies, form a complex system that can induce overruns. | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | |
| dc.title | Understanding why complex projects overrun: developing a framework for identifying and managing risks | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | |
| curtin.department | School of Management | |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access |