Strategies for Managing Complex Projects. A SHRP 2 Renewal Brief Project R10

摘要

Rapid renewal projects that replace, expand, or renew existing infrastructure vary both from new construction and from each other in several ways: engineering complexity, size, modality, jurisdictional control, financing approach, contract type, and delivery method. Each project calls for a distinct project management style and requires teams that comprise different skill sets to achieve successful completion. To meet the demands of rapid renewal, the practice of transportation project management is transitioning to an approach that recognizes this complexity and defines success by measures of project performance. The objective of SHRP 2 Renewal research project R10: Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects, was to provide transportation agencies with innovative and effective project management strategies that can help accelerate sound decision making during rapid renewal projects. The research team investigated what makes projects complex and how complexity is being managed successfully. Fifteen projects in the Unites States and three international projects were investigated through in-depth case studies to identify tools that aid managers of complex projects in delivering projects successfully.