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Informationen zum Autor VIRGINIA A. GREIMAN is Professor of Megaproject Management and Inter- national Development and Project Finance at Boston University. She is the former deputy counsel and risk manager for the Big Dig (from 1996 to 2005), and served as a core manager on the twelve-member project executive team responsible for the daily operations of the project. She had an opportunity to participate firsthand in addressing the project's challenges and fulfilling its goals during its peak years of construction. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung Written by the former Deputy Counsel and Risk Manager for the Big Dig from 1996 to 2005! Virginia Greiman! this book describes the numerous risks faced by the project manager and the lessons learned that have never before been written about despite the huge volume of news articles and reports that have been published on the Big Dig. Inhaltsverzeichnis Author's Perspectives xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction to This Book xvii Overview xvii Key Concepts and Objectives xviii Transparent Frameworks xix Shared Values xx Collaborative Partnerships xxi Pedagogy xxi Course Structure xxii Overview of Course Chapters xxiii References xxvi 1 Introduction to Megaprojects and the Big Dig 1 Introduction 1 Why Study Megaprojects? 2 Projects, Programs, and Portfolios 7 Characteristics of Megaprojects 12 Megaproject Framework 25 Lessons Learned 30 Summary 30 Ethical Considerations 30 Discussion Questions 31 References 32 2 History and Financing of the Big Dig 38 Introduction 38 The Vision 38 Innovation and Problem Solving 42 The Most Important Benefits of the Big Dig 49 The Financing of Megaprojects 54 Public-Private Partnerships 55 Major Sources of Big Dig Funding 67 Big Dig Revenues by Source, Dollar Amount, and Percentage of Total Funding 70 The Real Cost of a Megaproject 70 Lessons Learned 72
