Complex projects and Managing project complixity

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Complex Projects and Managing Project Complexity

1 . Introduction

Research shows that complex project performance is widespread with significantly challenged and failed projects . It is not secrete that conventional project management processes do not adequately address the management of complex projects . This has been found to be true for practically all types of projects . Complex projects are seen in all aspects of life including World Health Organisation and World Bank projects such as addressing HIV AIDS in Africa , World governments projects seeking

to address the ongoing climate change and financial crisis , business transformation projects that have sometimes resulted in bankruptcy such as mergers and acquisitions , implementation of large IT systems and re-engineering business processes

According to Alvarez Lowell (2001 , today 's business world that is interconnected is dynamic and characterised rapid changes making it very complex . Traditional project management continues to lag behind other organisational and corporate processes in its pursuit for simplicity even as global entities have embraced and incorporated complexity Enterprises today have established complex organisational communities consisting of partnerships with suppliers who are strategic , network of customers , alliances with regulatory entities , key political groups and sometimes even with competitors . It is through these allowances that businesses are able to handle the pressures associated with unprecedented change . Complexity is therefore natural in the business world and projects must become complex for them to solve complex issues It is therefore imperative for project management to address project complexity otherwise news of failed projects will become...