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The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects

Bolzan de Rezende, L; Denicol, J; Blackwell, P; Kimura, H; (2022) The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects. Project Leadership and Society , 3 , Article 100050. 10.1016/j.plas.2022.100050. Green open access

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Abstract

This research identifies 18 main project complexity factors affecting defence projects and four new factors to the literature. Many interdependencies among the factors were identified, suggesting they form a contextualised project complexity network capable of creating emerging behaviours that would not be observable if they were analysed in isolation. These interdependencies make the project adapt and self-organise, resulting in emergent behaviour and unintended consequences beyond the team's ability to cope with them. These characteristics challenge the classic view of project management based on objectivity, reductionism, control, and predictability in favour of new approaches based on subjectivity, systemic thinking, and adaptability. Moreover, the lower the team's delivery capacity, the greater the perception of the project complexity's effects, given that the project team will not have the capacity to manage and respond to these many interactions and elements. This systemic view contrast with the usual functionalist approach used on project complexity frameworks.

Type: Article
Title: The main project complexity factors and their interdependencies in defence projects
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.plas.2022.100050
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plas.2022.100050
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Project complexity, Defence, Competencies, Programme management, Megaprojects
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152402
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