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The effective management of complex transportation projects requires a fundamental change from traditional project management approaches. The Phase I Report of the SHRP 2- R10 project introduces a five-dimensional model that incorporates context and financing dimensions into the traditional project management triangle of cost, schedule, and technical. The five dimensional model of project management can be used to map the complexity of transportation projects and in turn make resource allocation decisions across a portfolio of projects. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate this concept through application of the complexity maps for resource allocation on two case studies. Participants familiar with each project are interviewed to gather both qualitative and quantitative data that are used to map each project and allow users to compare projects in order to make resource allocation decisions based on commonalities. Lastly, the resource allocation recommendations also discuss potential skill sets that would likely be required to effectively manage specific portions of a project.

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11-0394

English

12p

2011

Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (3) ; References (35)

Case studies; Construction management; Construction projects; Construction scheduling; Cost estimating; Financing; Project management; Resource allocation; Road construction

Highway projects

Construction; Finance; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2011 Paper #11-0394

TRIS, TRB

Feb 17 2011 5:25PM