Governance Frameworks for Public Project Development and Estimation

, by Klakegg, Ole Jonny; Williams, Terry; Magnussen, Ole Morten

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ISBN: 9781933890784 | 1933890789
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Copyright: 8/1/2009

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Governance framework-an organized structure established as authoritative within the institution, comprising processes and rules established to ensure projects meet their purpose.

Executive Summary	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
Background	p. 5
Development in the Project Literature and Project Management Profession	p. 6
Public Projects: A Government Perspective	p. 9
Underlying Hypothesis and Research Questions	p. 10
Economic Context in the United Kingdom and Norway	p. 11
The Starting Point of this Journey	p. 20
Governance	p. 21
Introduction	p. 21
The Top of the Pyramid?	p. 22
Public Sector Governance	p. 24
Corporate Governance	p. 27
Theoretical Perspectives	p. 31
Regimes, Frameworks, and Systems	p. 36
Summary: Governance Without Projects	p. 39
Enter the Projects	p. 40
Project Governance	p. 40
Linking Governance and Projects	p. 47
Governance of Projects Management	p. 52
Governance Frameworks for Projects	p. 55
Summary: Governance and Projects	p. 58
Conclusion to Theory: Our Definitions	p. 59
Methodology and Working Process	p. 61
Research Philosophy	p. 61
Structure of the Study	p. 63
Characteristics of a Governance Framework	p. 67
Introduction to Characteristics	p. 67
Governance Frameworks Characteristics	p. 67
The Governance Framework and the System	p. 68
Frameworks Characteristics	p. 72
The United Kingdom and Norwegian Frameworks	p. 79
The Development Process	p. 80
The UK Office of Government Commerce (OCG) Framework: The OGC GatewayÖ Review	p. 82
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Framework: The Acquisition Operating Framework	p. 87
Norway Ministry of Finance Framework: The Quality Assurance Scheme	p. 92
Comparison and Discussion about the Development Process	p. 100
Embedded Governance Principles	p. 105
The UK Office of Government Commerce (OCG) Framework: The OGC GatewayÖ Review	p. 106
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Framework: The Acquisition Operating Framework	p. 108
Norway Ministry of Finance Framework: The Quality Assurance Scheme	p. 110
Comparison and Discussion of Governance Principles	p. 113
The Structure of the Framework	p. 116
The UK Office of Government Commerce (OCG) Framework, including the OGC GatewayÖ Review	p. 118
The UK Ministry of Defence Framework: The Acquisition Operating Framework	p. 125
Norway Ministry of Finance Framework: The Quality Assurance Scheme	p. 128
Comparison and Discussion of the Governance Framework Structure	p. 134
Detailed Governance Elements Addressing Cost and Time	p. 139
UK Office of Government Commerce (OCG) Framework: The OGC GatewayÖ Review	p. 139
UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Framework: The Acquisition Operating Framework	p. 144
Norway Ministry of Finance Framework: The Quality Assurance Scheme	p. 151
Comparison and Discussion of the Elements on Detailed Level	p. 156
Latest Development (Transitions 2007)	p. 158
Summary: Frameworks Comparison	p. 163
Case Studies	p. 169
Method	p. 170
The Home Office	p. 170
The Network Enabled Airspace Defence and Surveillance (NEADS) Project of the UK Ministry of Defence	p. 182
The New Building for the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo (IFI2)	p. 192
The Skjold Class Fast Patrol Boat (FPB) Project of the Norwegian Defense	p. 202
Analysis of the Cases and Framework Practices	p. 214
Theoretical Analysi	p. 223
The Instrumental-Structural Perspective	p. 225
The Cultural-Institutional Perspective	p. 237
The Environmental Perspective	p. 239
The Network Perspective	p. 241
Concluding Remarks of Theory	p. 242
Practical Implications	p. 244
Conclusion	p. 249
References	p. 255
Questionnaire Frameworks	p. 269
Questionnaire Case Study	p. 275
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Governance Frameworks for Public Project Development and Estimation

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