This article presents results from the first statistically significant study of cost escalation in transportation infrastructure projects. Bent flyvbjerg professor and founding chair of major programme management said business school oxford university draft 9. Buhl department of development and planning, aalborg university, fibigerstraede 11, aalborg, dk9220, denmark. Using a case study approach, the evaluation aimed to identify. An overview bent flyvbjerg, oxford university, uk this controversial, yet profound, paper challenges the prevailing wisdom relevant to mega project management. Bt professor and chair of major programme management bent flyvbjerg languange used. The politics of megaproject approval harvard design magazine number 22, springsummer, 50 59. Bent flyvbjerg,bt professor and chair of major programme management bent flyvbjerg,nils bruzelius,werner rothengatter.
However, the author of this study argues that rationality is contextdependent. The oxford handbook of megaproject management hardcover. Chapter 1 of flyvbjerg, bent, nils bruzelius, and werner rothengatter, 2003, megaprojects and risk. Power and project management an appreciation stewart clegg, centre for management and organization studies, university of technology, sydney. To provide a critique of bent flyybjergs work that has high relevance to the pm literature. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here.
What you should know about megaprojects pmi academic summary. Bt professor and chair of major programme management bent flyvbjerg languange. First, it answers the question of how large megaprojects are by measuring them in the units mega, giga, and tera, concluding we are presently entering a. It will be useful for those experienced and senior professionals who are charged with authorizing and controlling projects. Policy and planning for largeinfrastructure projects. The division makes a lot of sense, although it is sometimes difficult to follow whether or not each of the chapters actually adheres to the theme into which it has been categorized, and what each theme actually is targeting. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of.
By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. In this sense, situational behavior involves knowing when to bend or ignore the rules. The case of transportation bent flyvbjerg, mette k. Various cost estimates are made at different stages of the process. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bent s connections and jobs at similar companies. Bent flyvbjerg department of development and planning, aalborg university, fibigerstraede 11, aalborg, dk9220, denmark, mette k. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of multibi. University of oxford, first bt professor and inaugural chair of major programme management. Megaprojects are large, complex projects which typically cost billions of dollars and impact millions of people, like building a highspeed rail line, a megadam, a national health or pensions it system, a new widebody aircraft, or staging the olympics. Bent flyvbjerg, university of oxford, said business school, faculty member.
Ten heuristics that make leaders of projects and programs. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. He was previously professor of planning at aalborg university, denmark and chair of infrastructure policy and planning at delft university of technology, the netherlands. Megaprojects are large, complex projects that typically cost billions of dollars and impact millions of people, like building a highspeed rail line, a megadam, a national health or pensions it system, a new widebody aircraft, or staging the olympics. Comparison of capital costs per routekilometre in urban rail.
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Making social science matter bent flyvbjerg download. Bent flyvbjerg is professor and chair of major programme management at oxford university. In the enlightenment tradition, rationality is considered welldefined. Bent flyvbjerg, 2014, what you should know about megaprojects and why. Megaprojects and risk provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of megaprojects. Studies social sciences, management, and project management. A fascinating account of the problems and possible solutions involved in managing megaprojects. Presentation mode open print download current view. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. Bent flyvbjerg argues that the strength of social science is in its rich, reflexive analysis of values and power, essential to the social and economic development of.
Read download megaprojects and risk pdf pdf download. A reflection of the stateoftheart in pp megaproject. Bent flyvbjerg is the first bt professor and inaugural chair of major programme management at oxford. New scientist megaprojects and risk provides a fascinating look at the pervasiveness of misinformation in the planning of major construction projects and the systematic bias of such. European journal of transport and infrastructure research publication date. Pdf if we want to empower and reenchant social scientific research, we need to do three. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. Paper presented at the third oxford conference on planning theory, 24 april 1998, oxford brookes university, oxford, uk. How common and how large are cost overruns in transport. Its like the story of little town, an influential actor says in rationality and power when choosing a metaphor to describe how he manipulated rationality to gain.
Bf qualitative inquiry 2006 vol 12 no 2 april pp 219245 aalborg. Why social inquiry fails and how it can succeed again. Article information, pdf download for you can generalize stupid. Cost estimates at each successive stage typically progress toward a smaller. Qualitative inquiry doi link to publication from publisher. The oxford handbook of megaproject management provides stateoftheart scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. Flyvbjerg argues that such projects consistently end up costing more with smaller benefits than projected and almost always end up with costs that exceed the benefits. Flyvbjerg presents strong evidence showing how megaprojects usually unfold. Richly informed, powerfully argued, and clearly written, this book provides essential reading for all those in the social and behavioral sciences. This paper takes stock of megaproject management, an emerging and hugely costly field of study. Aalborg universitet five misunderstandings about case.
Rad, choice building on the seminal work of bent flyvbjerg, this book is a collection of expert contributions that will prove essential to anyone wanting to understand why megaprojects go wrong and how they can be made to work better. Buhl d espite the enormous sums of money being spent on transportation infrastructure, surprisingly little systematic knowledge exists about the costs, bene. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. This article examines five common misunderstandings about casestudy research. And bent flyvbjerg s damning analysis concentrates on a series of financial nightmares that should bring even the most casual reader out in a sweat.
Bent flyvbjerg of oxford university speaks with econtalk host russ roberts about the political economy of megaprojectsmassive investments of a billion dollars or more in infrastructure or technology. Rationality and power download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Five misunderstandings about casestudy research flyvbjerg, bent published in. How inaccurate are demand forecasts in public works.
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