13. Organisation
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…large-scale project agreements should be divided into ‘manageable chunks of work’,
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which are of such scale and scope that project managers can more easily access progress,
and alter implementation strategy as required.
Comptroller and Auditor General Report into the HSE PPARS project
24. Planning
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about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being
preceded by a period of worry and doubt.
Sir John Harvey-Jones
34. Uncertainty & Risk
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The unexpected has a one-sided effect with projects. Consider the track records of
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builders, paper writers, and contractors. The unexpected almost always pushes in a single
direction: higher costs and longer time to completion. On very rare occasions, as with the
Empire State Building, you get the opposite: shorter completion and lower costs – these
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occasions are truly exceptional.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb – The Black Swan
58. Change
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best, describe as Barcelona’s lack of understanding as to the importance of time and
cost in the UK construction industry.
Hugh Fisher - Davis Langdon and Everest, Quantity Surveyors to the Scottish Parliament
88. Projects – some best practice
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surprising how often the circumstances of projects fit in with the plans. This is no
coincidence as this comes as a result of good project management.
Mott MacDonald
92. The Project Company
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