Why big projects go wrong

Bent Flyvbjerg(Research cited)

Danish Institute for IT Program Management
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Research Centre for Government IT

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Press / Media

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Media Contribution

Title

Why big projects go wrong

Media type

Radio

Media name

BBC

Date

2023-06-28

Link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4n87?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Producer

Sam Fenwick, BBC Sounds

Persons

Bent Flyvbjerg(Research cited)

Description

From the Sydney Opera House to a basic kitchen renovation there are thousands of examples of construction projects large and small which go horribly over budget.

Professor Bent Flyvbjerg has compiled a database of 16,000 projects, and by his reckoning only 8.5% them meet their initial estimates of cost and time. He talks to Sam Fenwick about his new book, “How Big Things Get Done”.