Understanding megaproject success beyond the project close-out stage

Fahri, J; Biesenthal, C; Pollack, J; Sankaran, S

Understanding megaproject success beyond the project close-out stage

Fahri, J

Biesenthal, C

Pollack, J

Sankaran, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Construction Economics and Building, 2015, 15 (3), pp. 48 - 58
Issue Date:: 2015-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fahri, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4913-6745	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Biesenthal, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3851-4950	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pollack, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-9408	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Construction Economics and Building, 2015, 15 (3), pp. 48 - 58	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2204-9029	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/37062
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Johan Fahri. Project success has always been an important topic in the project management literature. One of the main discussions is concerned with how a project’s success is evaluated and what factors lead to achieving this success. Traditionally project success has been measured at the point where the project outputs are handed over, after the close out phase. Recently, questions have been raised in the literature as to whether we should be evaluating project success beyond the close out phase, to better account for organizational and societal outcomes. However, not much has been published about how the long term impacts and outcomes are measured. This is of particular concern in megaprojects as they often attract a high level of public attention and political interest, and have both direct and indirect impacts on the community, environment, and national budgets. In this paper the authors review success factors and criteria that are applicable to projects in general and megaprojects in particular. They identify the significance of evaluating outcomes and impact and propose an ex-post project evaluation megaprojects.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Construction Economics and Building	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.5130/AJCEB.v15i3.4611	en_US
dc.title	Understanding megaproject success beyond the project close-out stage	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	15	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CMOS - Centre for Management and Organisation Studies
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Abstract:

© 2015 Johan Fahri. Project success has always been an important topic in the project management literature. One of the main discussions is concerned with how a project’s success is evaluated and what factors lead to achieving this success. Traditionally project success has been measured at the point where the project outputs are handed over, after the close out phase. Recently, questions have been raised in the literature as to whether we should be evaluating project success beyond the close out phase, to better account for organizational and societal outcomes. However, not much has been published about how the long term impacts and outcomes are measured. This is of particular concern in megaprojects as they often attract a high level of public attention and political interest, and have both direct and indirect impacts on the community, environment, and national budgets. In this paper the authors review success factors and criteria that are applicable to projects in general and megaprojects in particular. They identify the significance of evaluating outcomes and impact and propose an ex-post project evaluation megaprojects.

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