Why Do Projects Fail?
Bent Flyvbjerg and Alexander Budzier, 2015, "Why Do Projects Fail?", Project Magazine, Summer.
2 Pages Posted: 26 Jan 2016
Date Written: 2015
Abstract
Our research documents that projects across industries and geographies struggle to meet the most basic targets. Nine out of ten transport projects, six out of ten energy projects, seven out of ten dams, five out of ten technology projects, and ten out of ten Olympics do not meet their cost targets. Most strikingly, this trend has been constant, with no improvement over the past century. Why?
Keywords: project management, project planning, planning, management
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Budzier, Alexander and Flyvbjerg, Bent, Why Do Projects Fail? (2015). Bent Flyvbjerg and Alexander Budzier, 2015, "Why Do Projects Fail?", Project Magazine, Summer., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2722475
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