Issues in front-end decision making on projects
By: WILLIAMS, Terry.
Contributor(s): SAMSET, Knut.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: Drexel Hill : Project Management Institute, apr. 2010Subject(s): Gestão de Projetos | Estratégia | Tomada de Decisão | Modelo de GestãoProject Management Journal 41, 2, p. 38-49Abstract: The importance of the front-end decision-making phase in projects is being increasingly recognizedthe need to do the right project is on a par with doing the project right. This area is underrepresented in the literature, but there are a number of key themes that run throughout, identifying key issues or difficulties during this stage. This article looks at some of these themes and includes: the need for alignment between organizational strategy and the project concept; dealing with complexity, in particular the systemicity and interrelatedness within project decisions; consideration of the ambiguity implicit in all major projects; taking into account psychological and political biases within estimation of benefits and costs; consideration of the social geography and politics within decision-making groups; and preparation for the turbulence within the project environment, including the maintenance of strategic alignmentThe importance of the front-end decision-making phase in projects is being increasingly recognizedthe need to do the right project is on a par with doing the project right. This area is underrepresented in the literature, but there are a number of key themes that run throughout, identifying key issues or difficulties during this stage. This article looks at some of these themes and includes: the need for alignment between organizational strategy and the project concept; dealing with complexity, in particular the systemicity and interrelatedness within project decisions; consideration of the ambiguity implicit in all major projects; taking into account psychological and political biases within estimation of benefits and costs; consideration of the social geography and politics within decision-making groups; and preparation for the turbulence within the project environment, including the maintenance of strategic alignment
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