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1 online resource (214 pages) |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Manuscript Summary; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1-Introduction; 1.1 -- Problem Articulation; 1.2 -- Conceptual Context and Research Gap; 1.3 -- Research Purpose, Objectives, and Research Questions; 1.4 -- Manuscript Structure; Chapter 2-Literature Review; 2.1 -- Capital Management of Projects: Integrating Risk Management and Design Flexibility at Front-End Strategizing; 2.2 -- Real Options: Theory and Practice; 2.3 -- Final Considerations; Chapter 3-Research Method; 3.1 -- Research Design. |
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3.2 -- Research Validity and ReliabilityChapter 4-Exploratory Study: Uncovering Design for Evolvability Practices in Single-Funder Capital Project Environments; 4.1 -- Introduction; 4.2 -- Research Context; 4.3 -- Front-End Strategizing; 4.4 -- Using Options Logic in Capital Design for Evolvability; 4.5 -- Assessing the Flexibility Built-In; 4.6 -- Final Observations; Chapter 5-Design for Evolvability in Multi-Funder Environments: Insights from an Embedded Case Study at Network Rail; 5.2 -- The NR Capital Project Context; 5.3 -- Design for Evolvability in NR Capital Projects. |
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5.4 -- Final ConsiderationsChapter 6-A Proof-Of-Principle of a Method to Design for Evolvability; 6.1 -- Introduction; 6.2 -- Part 1-Analyzing Options; 6.3 -- Part 2-Designing Alternatives; 6.4 -- Part 3-Project Strategizing; 6.5 -- Design for Evolvability Champion; Chapter 7-A Two-Group Controlled Experiment: Lab-Based Simulation of the Salford Crescent Redevelopment Project; 7.1 -- The Value of Theory-Oriented Experimental Research; 7.2 -- The Purpose of a Lab-Based Simulation of Front-End Strategizing; 7.3 -- Details of the Capital Project Informing the Simulation Experiment. |
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7.4 -- Generation of Experimental Data7.5 -- Analysis of the Simulation Results; Chapter 8-Final Considerations: Research Implications and Outlook; 8.1 -- Summary; 8.2 -- Contributions to Theory and Practice; 8.3 -- Limitations and Future Research Directions; 8.4 -- Final Considerations; References; Appendices; A -- Interview Protocol; B -- Questionnaire to Assess Overall Satisfaction with the Front-End Strategizing Process; C -- Instructor's Guide; D -- Estimating Volatility from Historical Data; E -- Generic and Bespoke Design Briefs; F -- Route Map for Cross-Pennine, Yorkshire & Humber and North West. |
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G -- TOC Franchises around the Salford Crescent AreaH -- Meeting Agenda; I -- Harvard-Style Case Study. |
| Summary |
Based on project risk management concepts, real options theory, and experimental results, this book proposes a framework that will improve the quality of outcomes and increase the project team¿́¿s accountability during the design phase. -- Edited summary from book. |
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Strategic planning.
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Uncertainty.
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Capital.
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Requirements engineering.
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Planification stratégique. |
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Incertitude. |
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Ingénierie des exigences. |
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Capital |
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Requirements engineering |
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Strategic planning |
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Uncertainty |
| Added Author |
Gil, Nuno, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Biesek, Guilherme. Building Options at Project Front-End Strategizing: The Power of Capital Design for Evolvability. Newtown Square, PA : Project Management Institute, ©2014 9781628250428 |
| ISBN |
9781628250725 (electronic bk.) |
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1628250720 (electronic bk.) |
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