Nils Olsson
Background and activities
I have considerable experience from the combined application of technical, administrative and financial aspects of business. Major focus has been on project management and productivity improvements. Industry experience includes: transportation, offshore, construction, IT, nuclear industry, hospitals and shipping.
Courses
- PK6902 - Road and Railway Engeneering, Master Thesis
- TPK4920 - Project and Quality Management, Master's Thesis
- PK8212 - Project Flexibility
- PK6906 - Master Thesis in Facility Management
- PK8214 - Research Approaches in Engineering Management
- TMM4128 - Machine Learning for Engineers
- TPK4420 - Project Flexibility
- TPK4520 - Project and Quality Management, Specialization Project
Scientific, academic and artistic work
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Journal publications
- (2015) Use of big data in project evaluations. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. vol. 8 (3).
- (2015) On the Need for Iterative Real Estate Project Models – Applying Agile Methods in Real Estate Developments. Procedia Economics and Finance. vol. 21.
- (2015) Proposed aspects for evaluation of the value of spaces in historic buildings. Procedia Economics and Finance. vol. 21.
- (2015) Evaluation and Learning – Experiences from a Construction Project in Norway. Procedia Economics and Finance. vol. 21.
- (2014) Discussion of facilities management as an academic discipline: To what extent are the general requirements met and what does it mean?. Facilities. vol. 32 (1/2).
- (2014) Uncertainty management of projects from the owners’ perspective, with main focus on managing delivered functionality. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. vol. 7 (1).
- (2014) Assumption surfacing and monitoring as a tool in project risk management. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management. vol. 6 (1/2).
- (2013) Norwegian cleaning research: an overview and categorization. Facilities. vol. 31 (7/8).
- (2012) How Project Manager – Project Owner Interaction Can Work within and Influence Project Risk Management. Project Management Journal. vol. 43 (2).
- (2012) A Case Study of How Stakeholder Management Influenced Project Uncertainty Regarding Project Benefits. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management. vol. 3 (2).
- (2012) Consequences of differences in cost-benefit methodology in railway infrastructure appraisal - A comparison between selected countries. Transport Policy. vol. 22.
- (2012) Are we heading towards mature facilities management in Norwegian municipalities?. Journal of Facilities Management. vol. 10 (4).
- (2011) Post-project changes: occurrence, causes, and countermeasures. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. vol. 4 (2).
- (2011) Layered Project - Layered Process: Lean Thinking and Flexible Solutions. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. vol. 7 (2).
- (2011) An empirical analysis of project risk in a time perspective. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management. vol. 3 (1).
- (2011) Development of a punctuality improvement method. The TQM Journal. vol. 23 (3).
- (2010) An empirical illustration of public project ownership. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management. vol. 2 (1).
- (2010) Categorizing Risks in Seven Large Projects-Which Risks Do the Projects Focus On?. Project Management Journal. vol. 41 (1).
- (2010) Den undervurderte betydningen av flaks og trynefaktor. Prosjektledelse.
- (2010) In search of project substance: how do private investors evaluate projects?. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. vol. 3 (2).
- (2010) Identification of Critical Factors Affecting Flexibility in Hospital Construction Projects. Health Environments Research & Design Journal. vol. 3 (2).
- (2010) Influence of reference points in ex post evaluations of rail infrastructure projects. Transport Policy. vol. 17 (4).
- (2009) Project flexibility in practice: An empirical study of reduction lists in large governmental projects. International Journal of Project Management. vol. 27 (5).
- (2009) Hvem eier et statlig prosjekt?. Stat og styring. vol. 19 (2).
- (2008) Project ownership: implications on success measurement. Measuring Business Excellence. vol. 12 (1).
- (2008) Modell for prosjekteierskap i Staten. Prosjektledelse.
- (2008) Conflics related to effectiveness and efficiency in Norwegian rail and hospital projects. Projektitoiminta. vol. 29 (1).
- (2008) External and internal flexibility - aligning projects with the business strategy and executing projects efficiently. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management. vol. 1 (1).
- (2008) Flexibility at different stages in the life cycle of projects: an empirical illustration of the "freedom to maneuver". Project Management Journal. vol. 38 (4).
- (2006) Comparative analysis of cost estimates of major public investment projects. International Journal of Project Management. vol. 24 (4).
- (2006) Management of flexibility in projects. International Journal of Project Management. vol. 24 (1).
- (2006) Impact analysis of railway projects in a flexibility perspective. Transport reviews. vol. 26.
- (2006) Kostnadsusikkerhet i store stalige investeringsprosjekter. Concept rapport.
- (2004) Influencing factors on train punctuality - results from some Norwegian studies. Transport Policy. vol. 11 (4).
- (2004) Ensuring Quality-at-entry: Challenges in Front-end Management. Projektitoiminta. vol. 27 (1).
- (2001) Forskningsprogrammet CONCEPT - Risikoanalyse og konseptvurdering i tidligfaasen. Prosjektledelse. vol. 2.
Books
- (2014) Eiendomsutvikling. Fagbokforlaget. 2014. ISBN 978-82-450-1679-6.
- (2014) Praktisk prosjektledelse - Fra ide til gevinst. Fagbokforlaget. 2014. ISBN 978-82-450-1690-1.
- (2013) 7th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation, Trondheim, June 12-14, 2013. Akademika forlag. 2013. ISBN 978-82-321-0273-0.
- (2011) Praktisk rapportskriving. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2011. ISBN 978-82-519-2771-0.
- (2011) Jernbanetrafikk. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2011. ISBN 9788251925297.
- (2011) Bygningsvedlikehold - bedre planlegging en nøkkel til bedre vedlikehold. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2011. ISBN 9788251927543. Temahefte (Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. Fakultet for arkitektur og billedkunst) (4).