Exploring Decision-Making Complexity in Major Infrastructure Projects

Exploring Decision-Making Complexity in Major Infrastructure Projects: A Case Study From China

Shi, Qianqian (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management)
Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management)
Zhu, Jianbo (Nanjing University)
Sheng, Zhaohan (Nanjing University)

2020

The goal of this study is to identify, classify, explore, and understand decision-making complexity elements in major infrastructure projects (MIPs). This article puts forward systematic definitions of decision making, decision-making quality, and decision-making complexity. Based on literature reviews and an in-depth case analysis of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), a comprehensive framework of decision-making complexity is developed, which divides the elements into six dimensions: technical, social, financial, legal, organizational, and time. The links between different dimensions are also illustrated. This article is expected to deepen our current understanding of decision-making complexity and to provide a fundamental point of reference in the front-end phase of MIPs.

case study
complexity
decision making
major infrastructure projects

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3d9d7596-d799-4595-a2c0-da16d00c277e

https://doi.org/10.1177/8756972820919205

2020-11-08

8756-9728

Project Management Journal, 51 (6), 617-632

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© 2020 Qianqian Shi, M.J.C.M. Hertogh, M.G.C. Bosch-Rekveldt, Jianbo Zhu, Zhaohan Sheng