Book description
How do project teams overcome differences to adopt a design plan that strikes a balance between short-term affordability and long-term adaptability? In the book, Building Options at Project Front-End Strategizing: The Power of Capital Design for Evolvability, Guilherme Biesek and Nuno Gil cite research indicating the need for a formal framework to develop front-end strategies that ensure cost-effective management of the project through future change.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Manuscript Summary
- Acknowledgements
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Chapter 1—Introduction
- Chapter 2—Literature Review
- Chapter 3—Research Method
- Chapter 4—Exploratory Study: Uncovering Design for Evolvability Practices in Single-Funder Capital Project Environments
- Chapter 5—Design for Evolvability in Multi-Funder Environments: Insights from an Embedded Case Study at Network Rail
- Chapter 6—A Proof-Of-Principle of a Method to Design for Evolvability
- Chapter 7—A Two-Group Controlled Experiment: Lab-Based Simulation of the Salford Crescent Redevelopment Project
- Chapter 8—Final Considerations: Research Implications and Outlook
- References
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Appendices
- A - Interview Protocol
- B - Questionnaire to Assess Overall Satisfaction with the Front-End Strategizing Process
- C - Instructor's Guide
- D - Estimating Volatility from Historical Data
- E - Generic and Bespoke Design Briefs
- F - Route Map for Cross-Pennine, Yorkshire & Humber and North West
- G - TOC Franchises around the Salford Crescent Area
- H - Meeting Agenda
- I - Harvard-Style Case Study
Product information
- Title: Building Options at Project Front-End Strategizing: The Power of Capital Design for Evolvability
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2014
- Publisher(s): Project Management Institute
- ISBN: 9781628250725
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