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Scheduling and Cost Control in a Complex Environment

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Prof Flyvbjerg gives the example of Eurotunnel: it’s hard to argue that it’s a magnificent achievement, but it has been shown that at the time of construction, economically there were many better infrastructure projects to spend £8bn on. And of course, for our projects and our organisations, we don’t have Governments to bail us out.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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Information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Mazzuchi, and Shahram Sarkani, Systems Engineering , Volume 17, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages: 375–391. On Uncertainty, Ambiguity, and Complexity in Project Management,” Michael T.

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Software Estimating Resources

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Benchmarking Effort Estimation Models Using Archetypal Analysis,” Nikolaos Mittas, Vagia Karpenisi, and Lefteris Angelis, ACM PROMIS ’14, September 17, 2014. A Project–Product Model-Based Approach to Planning Work Breakdown Structures of Complex System Projects,” A. Dori, IEEE Systems Journal, January 2014. “A

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Risk Management Resources

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Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. A Risk Management Methodology for Project Risk Dependencies,” Tak Wah Kwan and Hareton K.N., The Chaos & Complexity of Mega Projects,” Michael Bensussen, PM.2128, 1, March 2014.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. The Chaos & Complexity of Mega Projects,” Michael Bensussen, PM.2128,

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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, Cost and schedule growth for federal programs is created by unrealistic technical performance expectations, unrealistic cost and schedule estimates, inadequate risk assessments, unanticipated technical issues, and poorly performed and ineffective risk management, all contributing to program technical and programmatic shortfalls.

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

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The infrastructure removal program meant installing a complete wireless umbrella across several 100 square miles of property with full encrypted security while maintaining voice, data, first responder, physical, and cyber control. 6, No 5, October 2014. [3] Princeton University Press, July 21, 2014. [4] Peierl February 1960.