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The front-end of projects: a systematic literature review and structuring

Williams, T; Vo, H; Samset, K; Edkins, A; (2019) The front-end of projects: a systematic literature review and structuring. Production Planning & Control , 30 (14) pp. 1137-1169. 10.1080/09537287.2019.1594429. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper summarizes the results of a comprehensive systematic literature survey on the front-end of a project, commissioned by the Project Management Institute. The dedicated literature on the front-end is sparse: although the front-end has been shown to be critical to the strategic success of the project, this phase of the lifecycle is not well understood. This paper presents the literature on the concept of the front-end, and defines a temporarily ordered structure of generic processes that form the ‘front-end’ and how these fit together as a coherent whole. These start from the preliminaries to the initiative, then the project purpose (for various stakeholders), the initial analysis and scenario analysis; the analysis of alternatives and choice of project concept; assessment of the project, finishing with setting up project execution. It summarises the recent literature at each of these elements in turn, specifically as they relate to the front-end.

Type: Article
Title: The front-end of projects: a systematic literature review and structuring
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2019.1594429
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1594429
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Technology, Engineering, Industrial, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Research & Management Science, Engineering, Project front-end, project management, project concept, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, MEGA CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, PROGRAMMATIC RISK ANALYSIS, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, SUCCESS FACTORS, VALUE CREATION, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT, CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt > Bartlett Real Estate Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10093094
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