Search Results - subject:"project complexity"

Managing Project Complexity - a managerial view

Macheridis, Nikos; Nilsson, Carl-Henric - Institutet för Ekonomisk Forskning, Ekonomihögskolan - 2004

In this paper we are investigating how project complexity is affecting the management of single projects in a multi …-project environment. The project manager’s perspective is applied. A conceptual framework is developed in order to summarize how project … complexity effect project management. The framework is applied to two cases and conclusions are drawn. …

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Reconciling Order and Chaos in Multi-Project Firms

Geraldi, Joana - 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the key findings of a doctoral thesis aimed at exploring how multi-project companies reconcile order (efficiency, control, clar-ity) and chaos (creativity, trust, uncertainty, ambiguity).Methodology: The research was focused on multi-project firms...

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Project competition intensity (PCI) in the construction market: a case study in China

Ye, Kunhui; Jiang, Weiyan; Shen, Liyin - In: Construction Management and Economics 26 (2008) 5, pp. 463-470

In economic terminology, 'competition intensity' can be used to mirror to a certain degree the status of industrial competition in a specific market, while in the construction market, it particularly involves the part of project competition intensity (PCI). Based on a road project in China, two...

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Project understanding, planning, flexibility of management action and construction time performance: two Australian case studies

Walker, Derek; Shen, Yue - In: Construction Management and Economics 20 (2002) 1, pp. 31-44

Construction time performance (CTP) and flexibility in approaches to project time planning have been shown to be significantly associated. This raises interesting questions about how effective planning and control to facilitate flexibility in overcoming unexpected problems may be achieved. Case...

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