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ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 825-849Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-02-2019-0079
Keywords
Cost overruns; Project chaos; Complexity-risk interdependency; Infrastructure transport projects; Analytical network processing
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Purpose Cost overrun is inherent to project chaos, which is one of the key drivers of project failure. The purpose of this paper is to explore the critical elements of complexity-risk interdependency for cost-chaos in the construction management domain by utilizing a multi-criteria decision model. Design/methodology/approach A total of 12 complexity and 60 risk attributes are initially identified from the literature and using expert's judgements. For the development of a structured hierarchy of key complexity and risk drivers, a real-time Delphi process is adopted for recording and evaluating the responses from experts. Afterwards, a pair-wise comparison using analytical network processing is performed to measure complexity-risk interdependencies against cost alternatives. Findings The findings of the integrated priority decision index (IPDI) suggest that uncertainties related to contingency and escalation costs are the main sources of cost overrun in project drift, along with the key elements such as the use of innovative technology, multiple contracts, low advance payment, change in design, unclear specifications and the lack of experience appear to be more significant to chaos in complexity-risk interdependency network. Originality/value This research addresses the importance of cost overruns as a source of project chaos in dynamic systems where projects reach the edge of chaos and progress stops. A new IPDI index contributes toward evaluating the severity of complexity and risk and their interdependencies which create cost-chaos in infrastructure transport projects.
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