The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects
This research identifies 18 main project complexity factors affecting defence projects and four new factors to the literature. Many interdependencies among the factors were identified, suggesting they form a contextualised project complexity network capable of creating emerging behaviours that would...
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| author | Leandro Bolzan de Rezende Juliano Denicol Paul Blackwell Herbert Kimura |
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| description | This research identifies 18 main project complexity factors affecting defence projects and four new factors to the literature. Many interdependencies among the factors were identified, suggesting they form a contextualised project complexity network capable of creating emerging behaviours that would not be observable if they were analysed in isolation. These interdependencies make the project adapt and self-organise, resulting in emergent behaviour and unintended consequences beyond the team's ability to cope with them. These characteristics challenge the classic view of project management based on objectivity, reductionism, control, and predictability in favour of new approaches based on subjectivity, systemic thinking, and adaptability. Moreover, the lower the team's delivery capacity, the greater the perception of the project complexity's effects, given that the project team will not have the capacity to manage and respond to these many interactions and elements. This systemic view contrast with the usual functionalist approach used on project complexity frameworks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c04e9470db57452da36e7709acb424aa2022-12-22T03:54:05ZengElsevierProject Leadership and Society2666-72152022-12-013100050The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projectsLeandro Bolzan de Rezende0Juliano Denicol1Paul Blackwell2Herbert Kimura3University of Brasilia, Department of Administration, University of Brasilia, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, 70910-900, Brazil; Corresponding author.School of Sustainable Construction, The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London, United Kingdom, London, WC1E 7HB, UKDepartment of Management Science, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YX, UKUniversity of Brasilia, Department of Administration, University of Brasilia, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, 70910-900, BrazilThis research identifies 18 main project complexity factors affecting defence projects and four new factors to the literature. Many interdependencies among the factors were identified, suggesting they form a contextualised project complexity network capable of creating emerging behaviours that would not be observable if they were analysed in isolation. These interdependencies make the project adapt and self-organise, resulting in emergent behaviour and unintended consequences beyond the team's ability to cope with them. These characteristics challenge the classic view of project management based on objectivity, reductionism, control, and predictability in favour of new approaches based on subjectivity, systemic thinking, and adaptability. Moreover, the lower the team's delivery capacity, the greater the perception of the project complexity's effects, given that the project team will not have the capacity to manage and respond to these many interactions and elements. This systemic view contrast with the usual functionalist approach used on project complexity frameworks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721522000102Project complexityDefenceCompetenciesProgramme managementMegaprojects |
| spellingShingle | Leandro Bolzan de Rezende Juliano Denicol Paul Blackwell Herbert Kimura The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects Project Leadership and Society Project complexity Defence Competencies Programme management Megaprojects |
| title | The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects |
| title_full | The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects |
| title_fullStr | The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects |
| title_full_unstemmed | The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects |
| title_short | The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects |
| title_sort | main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects |
| topic | Project complexity Defence Competencies Programme management Megaprojects |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721522000102 |
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