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Concept Symposium 2008

Concept Symposium 2008

– September 25th - 26th 2008

The Concept Symposium 2008 welcomed 90 specially invited participants from governmental agencies, academia, consultancy firms, privately owned companies and project management associations. All participants were selected resource persons with particular experience related to the symposium topic and hailed from Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sudan,  Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and USA.

The Concept Symposium 2008 focused on the failure of many large investment projects to meet expectations in terms of producing anticipated long-term benefits has highlighted the need for improved project governance during the last few years.

The 3rd Concept Symposium zoomed in on this phenomenon from four different angles contributing towards an understanding of this complex issue:  

  • The overall national public management perspective
  • Experience with governance regimes in selected countries
  • The business case and lessons from initiatives to improve quality at entry
  • Recent research findings from the Concept research program 

Program and presentations

 

Part 1 - video

  • "Opening", Professor Bjørn Andersen

  • "Welcome speech", Pro-rector Astrid Lægreid

  • "Megaprojects - Dealing with Pitfalls", Professor Hugo Priemus

  • "Governance of projects, The portfolio perspective", Professor Brian Hobbs

Part 2 - video

  • "Updates on Project Governance in Norway", Deputy Director Peder Berg

Part - 3 video

  • "Results from the Professional Exchange Sessions"

  • "Project Governance as Seen in an Overall Economic Perspective", Professor Kåre P. Hagen

  • "Design and Decision - Rationality and chance. 26 cases reviewed", Professor Knut Samset

  •  "IPMA and the World Congress 2009", President IPMA Veikko Välilä

  • "Closing statement Day 1", Professor Bjørn Andersen

Part 4 - video

  • "Opening Day 2", Professor Bjørn Andersen

  • "Making Essential Choices with Scant Information: Front-end Decision Making in Major Projects", Professor Terry Williams

  • "Implementing Strategy through Project management", Professor Peter W.G. Morris

Part 5 - video

  • "The Norwegian QA-scheme - Findings from the Concept Research Program on Front-end Management of Major Investment Projects", Research Director Concept Program Ole Jonny Klakegg, Sen. Research Scientist Nils Olsson:

Part 6 - video

  • "Pre-project Governance - Perspectives on Political-Administrative Control and Expert Autonomy", Professor Tom Christensen

  • "Project Governance - Lessons and the road ahead", Plenary Panel

  • "Closing statement by the Chairman of the Concept Program", Deputy Director Peder Berg
        

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