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Authors: Oskar Gr N, Oskar Gr n
ISBN-13: 9783540214403, ISBN-10: 3540214402
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Date Published: July 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Oskar Grun

Book Synopsis

Giant Projects often end in giant failures. Based on an analysis of the technical, time, and financial goals from case studies (Olympic Games, university hospitals, and a huge wind energy converter), four success factors in managing giant projects are identified in this book: formulation and change of goals, basic configuration, socio-political environment, and management structure and capacity. The book focuses on the crucial role of the project owner and the relations among the four success factors. It offers recommendations and guidance on successfully completing giant projects to owners, project managers and contractors.

Pt. 1	A new challenge for project management	1
A	Big projects - big problems	3
I	MOEs : giants among projects	3
II	Approaches to research on MOEs	8
Pt. 2	Goal achievement	21
B	Technical goals	24
I	Structure of technical goals	24
II	Different levels of achievement	27
C	Time goals	32
I	Structure of time goals	32
II	Different levels of achievement	33
D	Financial goals	37
I	Structure of financial goals	37
II	Different levels of achievement	41
III	Approaches to explain the achievement of financial goals	45
E	Overall performance	56
Pt. 3	Success factors	61
F	Strategies for selecting success factors	63
G	Formulation and change of goals	69
I	Overlapping of formulation and change of goals	69
II	Types of goal change and their impact on goal achievement	70
III	Managing formulation and change of goals	74
H	Basic design	78
I	Meaning and variety of basic design	78
II	Impact of basic design on goal achievement	82
III	Managing basic design	84
I	Socio-political environment	94
I	Various spheres of socio-political environment	94
II	Impact of the socio-political environment on goal achievement	101
III	Managing the socio-political environment	102
J	Management structure and management capacity	105
I	Elements and variety of management structure and management capacity	105
II	Impact of management structure and management capacity on goal achievement	127
III	Guidelines for the design of management structure and management capacity	128
K	Success factors and goal achievement	131
I	Summarized empirical findings on success factors	131
II	Interdependence of success factors	134
III	Interdependence of success factors and goal achievement	136
Pt. 4	Case studies	141
L	The Olympic Summer Games 1972 in Munich	143
I	Characteristics of the Summer Games 1972	143
II	Achievement of goals	144
III	Success factors	146
IV	Interdependence of success factors and goal achievement	159
M	The Olympic Winter Games 1980 in Lake Placid	162
I	Characteristics of the Winter Games	162
II	Achievement of goals	163
III	Success factors	169
N	The University Hospital Vienna	181
I	Characteristics of the Vienna Hospital	181
II	Achievement of goals	181
III	Success factors	184
N	Interdependence of success factors and goal achievement	196
O	The University Hospital Munich	200
I	Characteristics of the Munich Hospital	200
II	Achievement of goals	200
III	Success factors	203
IV	Interdependence of success factors and goal achievement	210
P	The large energy converter Growian	214
I	Characteristics of GROWIAN	214
II	Achievement of goals	215
III	Success factors	218
IV	Interdependence of success factors and goal achievement	229
Pt. 5	Conclusion	235
Q	Lessons for the future	237
I	Pre-start activities	237
II	Minimax versus maximin	240
III	Benefits of indirect cost management	249
IV	Internal and external reporting systems	254
V	The futility of final words	256

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