Communication: Megaprojects' Biggest Risk that No-one is Talking about
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Christiaan J. Jurgens
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Richard N. Matchett (Abstract) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Tomorrow’s Megastructures, Nantes, France, 19-21 September 2018 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Nantes 2018 | ||||
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| Page(s): | S22-21 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/nantes.2018.s22-21 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Megaprojects are known to have larger and more complex communication networks than regular construction projects. From literature however, three out of four common causes of megaproject failure may be linked to communication risks. This investigation shows that certain communication process areas have a strong impact on Client Satisfaction and a moderate impact on a construction project's Quality, Time & Cost outcomes. Communication during the Project initiation phase is seen to be most important. This study also identifies a possible communication deficit related to increasing team knowledge over time. "Communication" is thus classified as the biggest risk that modern megaprojects face. |
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| Keywords: |
construction risk communication civil engineering megaprojects
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