International Journal of Project Management special issue on 'Complexities in managing mega construction projects'

摘要

Mega projects are huge undertakings that could cost up to $ 1 billion or more, requiring resources that run into millions of man hours, with numerous stakeholder with an extraordinary amount of interlinks, a time to complete of 5 years or more and generates high public attention. These introduce complexities into their execution. Complexities in managing mega construction projects (MCP) can be spawned from three aspects: technical, social and managerial aspects. Technical complexities of mega construction projects are determined by the design and technologies employed in the design and construction processes; social aspects relate to complexities from the inadvertent impact of megaprojects on the environment and social systems within their location of implementation; whilst managerial complexities are caused by the business and governance aspects of projects including financial arrangement, scheduling, resources deployment and decision management.