Systems Engineering to improve the governance in complex project environments

Locatelli, Giorgio; Mancini, Mauro; Romano, Erika

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.10.007

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“…And, in most cases, Bthe distant water cannot quench present thirst^. Therefore, an IBT project shall only be finalized and implemented after carrying out comprehensive feasibility study and evaluation of rationality and legitimation regarding the scale, benefits, ecological environment, society, and other aspects, as well as careful planning and design (Wen et al, 2011;Locatelli et al, 2014;Zhao et al, 2015). Otherwise, another way should be taken.…”

Section: Countermeasures Against the Negative Ecological Impacts Of Imentioning

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Eco-environmental impact of inter-basin water transfer projects: a review

Zhuang

2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The objective reality of uneven water resource distribution and imbalanced water demand of the human society makes it inevitable to transfer water. It has been an age-old method to adopt the inter-basin water transfers (IBTs) for alleviating and even resolving the urgent demand of the waterdeficient areas. A number of countries have made attempts and have achieved enormous benefits. However, IBTs inevitably involve the redistribution of water resources in relevant basins and may cause changes of the ecological environment in different basins. Such changes are two-sided, namely, the positive impacts, including adding new basins for waterdeficient areas, facilitating water cycle, improving meteorological conditions in the recipient basins, mitigating ecological water shortage, repairing the damaged ecological system, and preserving the endangered wild fauna and flora, as well as the negative impacts, including salinization and aridification of the donor basins, damage to the ecological environment of the donor basins and the both sides of the conveying channel system, increase of water consumption in the recipient basins, and spread of diseases, etc. Because IBTs have enormous ecological risk, it is necessary to comprehensively analyze the inter-basin water balance relationship, coordinate the possible conflicts and environmental quality problems between regions, and strengthen the argumentation of the ecological risk of water transfer and eco-compensation measures. In addition, there are some effective alternative measures for IBTs, such as attaching importance to water cycle, improving water use efficiency, developing sea water desalination, and rainwater harvesting technology, etc.

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Section: Countermeasures Against the Negative Ecological Impacts Of Imentioning

confidence: 99%

Eco-environmental impact of inter-basin water transfer projects: a review

Zhuang

2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

187

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“…However, this paper argues that, especially in the situations where the development of a project is long and complex (e.g. megaprojects (Locatelli et al 2014)), the assessment of cost overruns can be challenging.…”

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Cost Overruns Helping to Define What They Really Mean

2018

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Practitioners and academics often debate about cost overruns, a pivotal part of the iron-triangle that is traditionally used to assess the project management performance. Intuitively, the term "cost overruns" refers to the situation where the actual costs are higher than the original estimates. However, especially in the case of long and complex projects, with several different budgets, significantly affected by scope changes, inflations, etc., the assessment of "cost overruns" can still be subject of misunderstanding. This paper addresses this topic by proposing a way to define and assess cost overruns, particularly in the case of long and complex projects (also called megaprojects) and when publicly available information is scattered. This is exemplified using the case of Nuclear Decommissioning Projects and Programmes (NDPs) that are representative of the above-mentioned scenario. Lastly, this paper reflects on the importance of highlighting the existing constraints and the assumptions adopted during the appraisal of cost overruns.

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“…With respect to an SME, a large firm has more resources to invest in research and a wider network of partners and stakeholders that can be involved in OI activities (Henttonen & HurmelinnaLaukkanen, 2014;Lee, Park, Yoon, & Park, 2010;Locatelli, Mancini, & Romano, 2014;Rocha, 1999;van de Vrande, de Jong, Vanhaverbeke, & de Rochemont, 2009). …”

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Open innovation in the power & energy sector: Bringing together government policies, companies’ interests, and academic essence

2017

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The Power and Energy (P&E) sector needs to respond to several challenges fostering investments in research and development. According to the Open Innovation (OI) paradigm, key stakeholders like utilities, vendors, laboratories, universities etc. should take advantage of external knowledge to improve their innovation performance. Several studies have demonstrated that firms adopting the OI paradigm are more likely to innovate. Despite the interest of P&E firms in enhancing their innovation capabilities, surprisingly few articles (usually case studies) described the implementation of the OI paradigm in P&E firms. This article fills the gap by identifying the key drivers that encourage a firm in the P&E sector to embrace the OI paradigm. The authors adopt a hybrid research approach collecting evidence from the literature and through a multiple case-study analysis involving seven British firms and universities operating in the P&E industry. As the drivers of OI have mutual influence, this article describes them with a fuzzy cognitive map. Finally, the authors identify appropriated policies to enhance the OI adoption and, consequently, the sustainability of innovation in the P&E sector. A salient research agenda closes the paper.

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Systems Engineering to improve the governance in complex project environments

Cited by 135 publications

References 53 publications

Eco-environmental impact of inter-basin water transfer projects: a review

Eco-environmental impact of inter-basin water transfer projects: a review

Cost Overruns Helping to Define What They Really Mean

Open innovation in the power & energy sector: Bringing together government policies, companies’ interests, and academic essence

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