Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Theses
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Theses
    • View Item

    Predictive indicators of success in science & engineering projects - application to the SKA initiative

    186488_Thesis CROSBY 1 Aug 2012 final.pdf (7.851Mb)
    Access Status
    Open access
    Authors
    Crosby, Philip
    Date
    2012
    Supervisor
    Prof. Peter Hall
    Prof. Dora Marinova
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/210
    Collection
    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    Projects that have scientific goals and are characterised by new engineering technologies, significant infrastructure, and big budgets are typically found to undergo much scrutiny prior to approval. What is less clear is whether concept reviews, approval, funding, or early stage planning takes proper advantage of potential indicators of success based on learnings from relevant past experience. In other words, is the likelihood of success in meeting all project goals considered at the outset, and can early stage project development/planning be made more effective?Through examination of published literature, interviews with past and present project managers, scientists and engineers, and investigation of selected case studies in Australia, Chile, South Africa and Europe, this thesis attempts to (i) identify critical success factors relevant to large, complex high-technology projects, (ii) investigate the use of experience as success indicators within contemporary case studies, and (iii) distil the results into a set of predictive test indicators of likely project success.While there is considerable literature concerning general management of large projects, and covering execution of complex undertakings, there is little specific material dealing with success drivers for large and complex high-technology projects. This thesis aims to fill this important gap in the current understanding.The present study distils an epistemic view of high-technology ‘mega-projects’, and through case examination and inductive and deductive reasoning, shows that serious attention paid to specific aspects of project-shaping can lift the probability of success. An additional output is a practical checklist tool for ‘high-tech’ mega-project practitioners.The findings from this research have direct applicability to current and future approvers and managers of large scale high-technology projects, and in particular the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project to be built in either Australasia or Southern Africa, and planned to commence preconstruction in 2012.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Key Success Drivers: Meta-Study Findings Applicable to Large High-Technology Projects
      Crosby, Phil (2012)
      Success in project management, and particularly in large, high-technology/IT projects, is not easily achieved. This paper draws together a significant number of case studies and research efforts relating to the success ...
    • Building Resilience in Large High-Technology Projects: Front End
      Crosby, Phil (2012)
      Success in mega-projects is frequently discussed among project theoreticians and practitioners. This research focuses on high-technology projects and draws on recent literature and fieldwork at ten contemporary mega-science ...
    • Validating a Novel New Instrument for Measuring Firm Managers' Intellectual Property Management Practices: A study of biotechnology firms
      White, Greg; Slater, D.; Lee, Alina (2007)
      Purpose: The purpose of this research project was to pilot and validate a new instrument to measure firm intellectual property (IP) management practices.Methodology/Approach: A survey instrument was developed in consultation ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.