Contemporary Megaprojects

Innovation in Megaprojects: Systems Integration at London Heathrow Terminal 5

Institutional Challenges and Solutions for Global Megaprojects 1

Megaprojects are very large, complex projects requiring new, and often previously untested, management skills and techniques for their successful implementation. Multibillion-dollar projects have become the norm for many infrastructure and resource extraction facilities worldwide over the last decade. However, increased size and scope do not necessarily transform a large project into a “megapro...

Governing Complex Infrastructure Developments: Learning from Successful Megaprojects

Past literature suggests increasing complexity in projects may be a significant factor in project failure (e.g. Morris & Hough, Miller & Lessard, Flyvbjerg et al, Williams). Megaprojects – defined by Flyvbjerg et al as large infrastructure investments of around $1billion (£500m) or more – are amongst the most complex with many suffering severe cost and time overruns. But not all mega projects f...

Collaboration Networks for Megaprojects: The Case for Skyscrapers

This study aims to investigate the dynamics of project networks composed by megaprojects (i.e. skyscrapers) and their collaborations of stakeholders, and to analyze the influence attributed by past collaboration experience, locations, and roles of stakeholders. In particular, a dynamic network model that includes key project features and stakeholder characteristics was developed based on 43 com...

An Analytical Network Process model for risks prioritisation in megaprojects

Megaprojects are complex and expensive projects that often involve social, technical, economic, environmental and political (STEEP) challenges to project management. Despite these challenges, project owners and financiers continue to invest large sums of money in megaprojects that run high risks of being over schedule and over budget. While some degree of cost and schedule risks are considered ...