Epic fail: Exploring project failure’s reasons, outcomes and indicators

Herz, Marc; Krezdorn, Nicco

doi:10.1007/s11846-021-00479-4

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“…Poor planning, vague goals, and people factors, as poor interaction and work relationship, are the general causes for project failure. In this sense, elaborating warning mechanisms for future projects requires further investigation on more specific reasons for failure (Herz & Krezdorn, 2022). In order to improve the sustainability of waterway networks, the organizational learning process has to go beyond refining existing practices.…”

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Budget performance and governance in infrastructure project management: the case of Brazilian inland waterway transport

BARROS,

CARVALHO,

BRASIL JUNIOR

2023

Cad. EBAPE.BR

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Project management increasingly focuses on delivering benefits, considering institutional complexity and global challenges. Inland waterway transport (IWT) projects appear in the Brazilian Nationally Determined Contribution following the Paris Agreement. However, Brazilian IWT projects remain underdeveloped, and waterway freight transport capacity is underutilized. There is a literature gap on the links between budget performance, policy, politics, and project management. In particular, we know little about the effects of the interactions between governance mechanisms and public budget execution on the procurement of waterway transport infrastructure projects in Brazil. This paper aims to assess Brazilian waterway infrastructure budgetary execution and governance arrangements to determine the influence of these factors on policy failures. We performed a qualitative analysis of policy plans and investments made between 2014 and 2020 through interviews and documental research to examine 109 waterway infrastructure projects. All respondents pointed out the lack of planning as an obstacle to waterway projects, and 74% reported budget shortness. Nevertheless, we found USD 43.2 million available in budgets that were never utilized. The inability to invest is a bigger obstacle for Brazilian waterway projects than budget insufficiency. We recommend an adaptive management approach to allocate investments, in which stakeholders learn together to implement more effective project strategies.

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Budget performance and governance in infrastructure project management: the case of Brazilian inland waterway transport

BARROS,

CARVALHO,

BRASIL JUNIOR

2023

Cad. EBAPE.BR

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“…Planejamento deficiente, objetivos vagos e fatores humanos, como interação e relações trabalhistas deficientes, são as causas gerais do fracasso do projeto. Nesse sentido, a elaboração de mecanismos de alerta para projetos futuros requer uma investigação mais aprofundada sobre razões específicas para o insucesso (Herz & Krezdorn, 2022). Para melhorar a sustentabilidade das redes hidroviárias, o processo de aprendizagem organizacional deve ir além do refinamento das práticas existentes.…”

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Desempenho orçamentário e governança na gestão de projetos de infraestrutura: o caso do transporte hidroviário interior brasileiro

BARROS,

CARVALHO,

BRASIL JUNIOR

2023

Cad. EBAPE.BR

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Resumo A gestão de projetos se concentra cada vez mais na entrega de benefícios, considerando a complexidade institucional e os desafios globais. Os projetos de transporte hidroviário interior (THI) aparecem na Contribuição Nacionalmente Determinada do Brasil, seguindo o Acordo de Paris. No entanto, os projetos brasileiros de THI permanecem subdesenvolvidos e a capacidade de transporte hidroviário de carga é subutilizada. Há uma lacuna na literatura sobre as ligações entre desempenho orçamentário, política, política e gerenciamento de projetos. Em particular, sabemos pouco sobre os efeitos das interações entre mecanismos de governança e execução do orçamento público na contratação de projetos de infraestrutura de transporte aquaviário no Brasil. Este artigo tem como objetivo avaliar a execução orçamentária da infraestrutura hidroviária brasileira e os arranjos de governança para determinar a influência desses fatores nas falhas das políticas. Realizamos uma análise qualitativa dos planos de políticas e investimentos realizados entre 2014 e 2020, por meio de entrevistas e pesquisa documental, para examinar 109 projetos de infraestrutura hidroviária. Todos os entrevistados apontaram a falta de planejamento como um entrave aos projetos hidroviários, e 74% deles relataram déficit orçamentário. Apesar disso, encontramos US$ 43,2 milhões disponíveis nos orçamentos, mas nunca utilizados. A incapacidade de investir é, portanto, um obstáculo maior para os projetos hidroviários brasileiros do que a insuficiência orçamentário. Recomendamos uma abordagem de gestão adaptativa para alocar investimentos, na qual as partes interessadas aprendam juntas para implementar estratégias de projeto mais eficazes.

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“…Nevertheless, we hence counted inside view in the group complexity. Herz and Krezdorn [55] evaluated epic project fails. The authors noted that stakeholder management is one important factor.…”

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“…Herz and Krezdorn [55] stated that the existence of many similar projects in the same field is an early warning sign of potential project failure as it lowers the chances of success. When looking at Germany, this might be the case.…”

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eID and Self-Sovereign Identity Usage: An Overview

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic helped countries to increase the use of their mobile eID solutions. These are based on traditional identity management systems, which suffer from weaknesses, such as the reliance on a central entity to provide the identity data and the lack of control of the user over her or his data. The introduction of self-sovereign identity (SSI) for e-government systems can strengthen the privacy of the citizens while enabling identification also for the weakest. To successfully initiate SSI, different factors have to be taken into account. In order to have a clear understanding of the challenges, but also lessons learned, we provide an overview of existing solutions and projects and conducted an analysis of their experiences. Based on a taxonomy, we identified strong points, as well as encountered challenges. The contribution of this paper is threefold: First, we enhanced existing taxonomies based on the literature for further evaluations. Second, we analyzed eID solutions for lessons learned. Third, we evaluated more recently started SSI projects in different states of their lifecycle. This led to a comprehensive discussion of the lessons learned and challenges to address, as well as further findings.

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Epic fail: Exploring project failure’s reasons, outcomes and indicators

Cited by 7 publications

References 90 publications

Budget performance and governance in infrastructure project management: the case of Brazilian inland waterway transport

Budget performance and governance in infrastructure project management: the case of Brazilian inland waterway transport

Desempenho orçamentário e governança na gestão de projetos de infraestrutura: o caso do transporte hidroviário interior brasileiro

eID and Self-Sovereign Identity Usage: An Overview

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