?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Managing+uncertainty+(opportunities+and+threats)+in+megaprojects&rft.creator=Rickaby%2C+B&rft.creator=Krystallis%2C+I&rft.creator=Davies%2C+A&rft.description=Megaprojects+inherently+contain+high+levels+of+uncertainty%2C+due+to+their+scale%2C+complexity+and+heterogeneous+one-off+delivery+nature.+Dealing+with+uncertainty+(a+ubiquitous+phenomenon)+in+projects+requires+numerous+approaches+on+multiple+fronts+(e.g.+at+an+individual%2C+organisational+and+inter-organisational+level).+Uncertainty+is+viewed+as+the+unknown+opportunity+or+threat+that+could+emerge+from+multiple+external+and+internal+sources+and+has+an+influence+during+the+project+evolution.+This+paper+draws+on+existing+conceptual+and%0D%0Aempirical+findings+to+understand+uncertainty+in+megaprojects%2C+this+includes+the+megaproject+context+(underlying+organisational+dynamics)%2C+characteristics+of+uncertainty+and+management+of+uncertainty.+Based+on+the+initial+findings%2C+the+key+emerging+ideas+are+developed+into+a+set+of+preliminary+propositions+to+guide+research+on+understanding+uncertainty+within+megaprojects.+The+conceptual+findings+provide+the+foundation+required+for+further+empirical+research+to+explore+and+identify+the+key+challenges+and+solutions+of+managing+uncertainty+and%0D%0Aits+characteristics+through+a+multi-perspective+approach.&rft.subject=Uncertainty%3B+Opportunity%3B+Threat%3B+Risk%3B+Uncertainty+Management%3B+Megaprojects&rft.publisher=International+Research+Network+on+Organizing+by+Projects+(IRNOP)&rft.contributor=Walker%2C+Derek&rft.date=2018-12-12&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=Proceedings+of+the+14th+International+Research+Network+on+Organizing+by+Projects+(IRNOP)&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Walker%2C+Derek%2C+(ed.)+Proceedings+of+the+14th+International+Research+Network+on+Organizing+by+Projects+(IRNOP+2018).++++International+Research+Network+on+Organizing+by+Projects+(IRNOP)%3A+Melbourne%2C+Australia.+(2018)+++++&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10074720%2F&rft.rights=open