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What is Mega-Projects

Chapter 12
Contemporary Challenges for Agile Project Management
Refers to expensive, complex, large-scale projects that run into billions. Diverse public and private stakeholder involvement is prevalent.
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The Effects of COVID-19 and Disasters on Scheduling Function in Mega-Projects
Vannie Naidoo (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7872-8.ch012
Abstract
Mega-projects are crucial as they strive to provide infrastructural development and support growth and sustainability of a country's economy. Scheduling is an integral part of mega-projects, and special attention needs to be given to the planning of this activity. It is important that an experienced person in the project team be responsible for scheduling activities for the mega-project. In 2020, COVID-19 appeared and had devastating consequences on the world and all sectors of society including business, industry, and the economy. Mega-projects were also affected by COVID-19, a deadly pandemic that has caused a loss of millions of lives worldwide. The scheduling of mega-projects during lock-down proved problematic, causing major delays, backlogs, and additional cost and rescheduling of activities in the project. Disasters are also another factor that can hinder project performance. This chapter will unpack scheduling in mega-projects and how it is affected by COVID-19 and other disasters.
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