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Chapter: D--PROJECT COMPLEXITY FLOWCHART IN TABLE FORMAT

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Suggested Citation:"D--PROJECT COMPLEXITY FLOWCHART IN TABLE FORMAT." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2013. Guide to Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22755.
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166 D PROJECT COMPLEXITY FLOWCHART IN TABLE FORMAT TAB LE D.1. SAMPLE TEMPLATE FOR PROJECT COMPLEXITY FLOWCHART Most Complex Least Complex Dimension Complexity Factor Interactions The complexity fl owchart uses the table format shown in Table D.1.

167 Appendix D: PROJECT COMPLEXITY FLOWCHART IN TABLE FORMAT TABLE D.2. SAMPLE TEMPLATE FOR DEVELOPING PROJECT ACTION PLANS Most Complex Least Complex Dimension Success factor Interactions Adequate resources? Can project succeed with typical systems (Y/N)? If No, a roadblock or speed bump exists Project action plan 1. List the project dimensions in rank order in the first row across, under the Most Complex à Least Complex headings, with the most-constrained dimension in the leftmost column and the least-constrained dimension in the rightmost column. 2. List the critical factors in the second row, along with notation on whether they are flexible or fixed or constrained. 3. Note the interactions in the third row of the table (such as interacts with schedule or interacts with schedule and technical). The table can be added to in any number of ways when identifying or defining road- blocks and developing targeted project action plans using Method 5, as shown in Table D.2.

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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-R10-RW-2: Guide to Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects facilitates the application of a five-dimensional management approach for complex projects. The objective of the guide is to identify and communicate the critical factors involved in successfully managing complex transportation design and construction projects. A training course based on the information in the guide was also developed.

In addition, SHRP 2 Renewal Project R10 developed two other reports:

  • Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects, which describes the five-dimensional management approach for complex projects. The goal of the five-dimensional approach is to identify issues that should be planned and managed proactively, rather than retroactively. The five areas of the new project management approach address cost, schedule, engineering requirements, external influences, and financing; and
  • Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects: Case Study Report, which includes case studies of 15 projects in the United States and three international projects that used tools that aid project managers in the delivery of complex projects.

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