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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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3540214402 |
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658.404 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Grtin, Oskar |
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19557 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Taming Giant Projects |
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management of multi organization enterprises |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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Springer |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2004 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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271 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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ISBN: 3540214402<br/>TITLE: Giant Projects<br/>AUTHOR: Grün/Taming<br/>TOC:<br/><br/>Part One: A New Challenge for Project Management 1<br/>A. Big Projects - Big Problems 3<br/>I. MOEs: Giants Among Projects 3<br/>1. Basic Characteristics 3<br/>2. MOEs as Challenge for Project Management 5<br/>II. Approaches to Research an MOEs 8<br/>1. Lack of Theory 8<br/>2. Lack and Incompatibility of Empirical Studies ll<br/>3. Our Research Approach .13<br/>4. Design of the Book 17<br/>Part Two: Goal Achievement 21<br/>B. Technical Goals 24<br/>I. Structure of Technical Goals .24<br/>II. Different Levels of Achievement 27<br/>III. Summary and Conclusion 30<br/>C Time Goals 32<br/>I. Structure of Time Goals 32<br/>II. Different Levels of Achievement 33<br/>III. Summary and Conclusion 35<br/>D. Financial Goals 37<br/>I. Structure of Financial Goals 37<br/>II. Different Levels of Achievement 41<br/>1. Costs of Completion .41<br/>2. Costs of Operation & Maintenance 44<br/>III. Approaches to Explain the Achievement of Financial Goals 45<br/>1. Overview 45<br/>2. Empirical Relevance for the Cost-Accounting Approach .48<br/>3. Summary and Conclusion 53<br/>E. Overall Performance 56<br/>Part Three: Success Factors .61<br/>F. Strategies for Selecting Success Factors 63<br/>G. Formulation and Change of Goals 69<br/>I. Overlapping of Formulation and Change of Goals 69<br/>II. Types of Goal Change and their Impact an Goal Achievement 70<br/>III. Managing Formulation and Change of Goals 74<br/>H. Basic Design 78<br/>I. Meaning and Variety of Basic Design 78<br/>II. Impact of Basic Design an Goal Achievement 82<br/>III.Managing Basic Design 84<br/>1. Limiting Risks 84<br/>2. Breaking Down of Basic Design 87<br/>3. Maintaining Consistency 91<br/>4. Project Owners' Responsibilities 92<br/>I. Socio-Political Environment 94<br/>I. Various Spheres of Socio-Political Environment 94<br/>1. Nature and Development of MOEs 94<br/>2. Parent Organizations 95<br/>3. Contractors 96<br/>4. Local, Regional, and National Institutions 97<br/>II. Impact of the Socio-Political Environment an Goal Achievement 101<br/>III. Managing the Socio-Political Environment 102<br/>J. Management Structure and Management Capacity IOS<br/>I. Elements and Variety of Management Structure and Management<br/>Capacity 105<br/>1. Type, Time of Establishment, and Size of the Project Company 106<br/>2. Organizational Structure 111<br/>3. Integration of Contractors, Experts, Consultants, Users, and Auditors 116<br/>4. Recruitment of Project Managers and Project Staff 122<br/>5. Staff Turnover in the Project Company 125<br/>6. Summary 126<br/>II. Impact of Management Structure and Management Capacity on Goal Achievement 127<br/>III. Guidelines for the Design of Management Structure and Management Capacity 128<br/>K. Success Factors and Goal Achievement 131<br/>I. Summarized Empirical Findings an Success Factors 131<br/>II. Interdependence of Success Factors 134<br/>III. Interdependence of Success Factors and Goal Achievement 136<br/>Part Four: Case Studies 141<br/>L. The Olympic Summer Games 1972 in Munich 143<br/>I. Characteristics of the Summer Garnes 1972 143<br/>II. Achievement of Goals 144<br/>1. Technical Goals 144<br/>2. Time Goals .145<br/>3. Financial Goals .145<br/>4. Overall Performance .146<br/>III. Success Factors 146<br/>1. Formulation and Change of Goals 147<br/>2. Basic Design 150<br/>3. Socio-Political Environment .153<br/>4. Management Structure and Management Capacity 153<br/>IV.Interdependence of Success Factors and Goal Achievement 159<br/>M. The Olympic Winter Games 1980 in Lake Placid 162<br/>I. Characteristics of the Winter Garnes 162<br/>II. Achievement of Goals 163<br/>1. Technical Goals 163<br/>2. Time Goals .165<br/>3. Financial Goals .166<br/>4. Overall Performance .168<br/>III. Success Factors 169<br/>1. Formulation and Change of Goals 169<br/>2. Basic Design 171<br/>3. Socio-Political Environment .172<br/>4. Management Structure and Management Capacity 173<br/>IV.Interdependence of Success Factors and Goal Achievement 176<br/>N. The University Hospital Vienna 181<br/>I. Characteristics of the Vienna Hospital 181<br/>II. Achievement of Goals 181<br/>1. Technical Goals 181<br/>2. Time Goals .183<br/>3. Financial Goals .183<br/>4. Overall Performance .184<br/>III. Success Factors 184<br/>1. Formulation and Change of Goals 184<br/>2. Basic Design 187<br/>3. Socio-Political Environment .189<br/>4. Management Structure and Management Capacity 190<br/>IV.Interdependence of Success Factors and Goal Achievement 196<br/>O. The University Hospital Munich 200<br/>I. Characteristics of the Munich Hospital 200<br/>II. Achievement of Goals 200<br/>1. Technical Goals 200<br/>2. Time Goals .201<br/>3. Financial Goals 202<br/>4. Overall Performance 203<br/>III. Success Factors 203<br/>1. Formulation and Change of Goals 203<br/>2. Basic Design 205<br/>3. Socio-Political Environment .207<br/>4. Management Structure and Management Capacity 207<br/>IV.Interdependence of Success Factors and Goal Achievement 210<br/>P. The Large Energy Converter Growian 214<br/>I. Characteristics of GROWIAN 214<br/>II. Achievement of Goals 215<br/>1. Technical goals 215<br/>2. Time goals 216<br/>3. Financial Goals 217<br/>4. Overall Performance 218<br/>III.Success Factors 218<br/>1. Formulation and Change of Goals 218<br/>2. Basic Design 221<br/>3. Socio-Political Environment .224<br/>4. Management Structure and Management Capacity 225<br/>IV.Interdependence of Success Factors and Goal Achievement 229<br/>Part Five: Conelusion .235<br/>Q. Lessons for the Future 237<br/>I. Pre-Start Activities 237<br/>l Questioning MOE-Initiatives 237<br/>2. Assessing Project Management Capacity 239<br/>II. Minimax Versus Maximin 240<br/>1. Limiting Risks 240<br/>2. Learning in MOEs as a Tool for Limiting Risks 245<br/>III. Benefits of Indirect Cost Management 249<br/>IV.Internal and External Reporting Systems 254<br/>V. The Futility of Final Words .256<br/>List of Figures .259<br/>List of Tables 263<br/>References 265<br/>END<br/> |
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Giant Projects often end in giant failures. From the ancient tower of Babel to the recent Transrapid train, giant projects stumble from crisis to crisis. 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: 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Project Management, International Business Enterprises Management |
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19558 |
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Book |
