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| Author: | Barber, P. Tomkins, C. Grawes, A. |
| Title: | Decentralised site management - a case study |
| Journal: | International Journal of Project Management
1999 : APR, VOL. 17:2, p. 113-120 |
| Index terms: | PROJECTS MANAGEMENT DECENTRALISATION AUTONOMOUS WORK GROUPS RISK MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In complex projects there may be a need for decentralisation of control in order to avoid the bureaucratic inefficiencies of central control. However, decentralisation does not dispense with the need to co-ordinate activities. This study shows how a UK construction company successfully implemented a balance between cellular autonomy and overall project risk management in a major road project. |
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