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Author:   Edward W. Merrow
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9781119893172

ISBN 10:   1119893178
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   29 July 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Why Megaprojects Fail So Often— Seven Key Mistakes 1 Part 1 Success Is Elusive 9 1 Megaprojects— Creators and Destroyers of Capital 11 2 Data and Methods 25 3 Project Outcomes and Trends 45 4 The Roads to Ruin— The Mechanics of Failure (and Success) 71 Part 2 The Three Work Streams 95 5 An Introduction to the Shaping Stream 101 6 Shaping Step 1— Understand the Context 109 7 The Next Steps— From Context Knowledge to Project Shape 135 8 Devising the Shaping Strategy 169 9 Basic Data Are Basic 207 10 Project Definition— Getting the Front- End Right 235 Part 3 People Do Projects 297 11 Megaprojects Teams 299 12 Organizing Megaproject Teams 339 Part 4 Getting It Done 353 13 Contracting 355 14 The Control of Execution Risk 407 Part 5 Finishing Up 435 15 Project Governance 437 16 Focus on Success 449 Glossary and Acronyms 459 Index 463

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EDWARD W. MERROW is the founder and CEO of Independent Project Analysis, Inc., the world’s leading evaluator of billion-dollar “megaprojects.” IPA benchmarks cost, schedules, safety, start-up, and operational performance with megaprojects, and determines whether they are competitive and whether their project management practices are likely to lead to success or failure.

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