Babaei, A, Locatelli, G and Sainati, T orcid.org/0000-0003-0846-8348 (2021) What is wrong with the front-end of infrastructure megaprojects and how to fix it: A systematic literature review. Project Leadership and Society, 2. 100032. ISSN 2666-7215
Abstract
The Front-End process plays an essential role in deriving infrastructure megaprojects' performance. However, Front-End issues often negatively impact the process, hindering the value of infrastructure for society. This paper aims to systemise knowledge and understanding of the Front-End of infrastructure megaprojects, the main Front-End issues, and remedies for managing them. The paper leverages a Systematic Literature Review to address four research questions: What definition can appropriately describe the Front-End of infrastructure megaprojects? What are the issues at the Front-End of infrastructure megaprojects? What are the remedies for managing the issues at the Front-End of infrastructure megaprojects? What are the connections between Front-End issues and the remedies for managing them? Following thematic analysis, iterative coding and group discussions, the paper develops a definition for the Front-End of infrastructure megaprojects based on five characteristics, identifies 44 Front-End issues, and connects these issues to six remedies through 17 links.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Systematic literature review; Front-end; Infrastructure; Megaproject; Front-end issues; Issues and remedies |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2021 14:56 |
Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2021 14:56 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.plas.2021.100032 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181434 |