Blake, CEP;
(2008)
Complex projects: an assessment of the client's contribution to optimising value creation.
Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Client sponsorship is widely accepted as critical to the successful delivery of projects. Through a series of semi-structures interviews, this report attempts to add to the qualitative exploration of the client sponsor's role by undertaking a case study investigation of a major inner city development project. Despite the sponsor's role being acknowledged as significant in managing commercial and political risks these responsibilities are often 'fudged' resulting in sub-optimal project performance. Complex projects in particular cannot rely on 'predictive' models for effective project definition and must therefore respond dynamically to changing environmental conditions. The speed and quality of client decision making is found to impact on both the integrity of construction process and the quality of the finally realised building.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Title: | Complex projects: an assessment of the client's contribution to optimising value creation |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Thesis digitised by ProQuest. Third party copyright material has been removed from the ethesis. Images identifying individuals have been redacted or partially redacted to protect their identity. |
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| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1568025 |
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