1st Edition
by Virginia A. Greiman (Author)
Project management lessons
learned on the Big Dig, America's biggest megaproject, by a core member
responsible for its daily operations
In Megaproject Management,
a central member of the Big Dig team reveals the numerous risks,
challenges, and accomplishments of the most complex urban infrastructure
project in the history of the United States. Drawing on personal
experience and interviews with project engineers, executive oversight
commission officials, and core managers, the author, a former deputy
counsel and risk manager for the Big Dig, develops new insights as she
describes the realities of day-to-day management of the project from a
project manager's perspective.
The book incorporates both theory
and practice and is therefore highly recommended to policymakers,
academics, and project management practitioners. Focusing on lessons
learned, this insightful coursebook presents the Big Dig as a massive
case study in the management of risk, cost, and schedule, particularly
the interrelation of technical, legal, political, and social factors. It
provides an analysis of the difficulties in managing megaprojects
during each phase and over the life span of the project, while
delivering useful lessons on why projects go wrong and what can be done
to prevent project failure. It also offers new ideas to enhance project
management performance and innovation in our global society.
This unique guide:
- Defines megaproject characteristics and frameworks
- Reviews the Big Dig's history, stakeholders, and governance
- Examines the project's management scope, scheduling, and cost management―including project delays and cost overruns
- Analyzes the Big Dig's risk management and quality management
- Reveals how to build a sustainable project through integration and change introduction
