LEADING MEGAPROJECTS A TAILORED APPROACH LEADING MEGAPROJECTS A TAILORED APPROACH MOUNIR A. AJAM Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business AN AUERBACH BOOK CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2020 by Mounir A. Ajam CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed on acid-free paper International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-367-34050-6 (Hardback) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material repro- duced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copyright.com (http://www.copy- right.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifica- tion and explanation without intent to infringe. Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Trademarks Covered in This Book AACE is a registered trademark of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering. Th e Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects (CAMMP), Th e Four Control Reference Points, Th e Four Dimensions of Project Success, Th e Seven Elements of Project Maturity, and Th e SUKAD Way are trademarks of SUKAD Corp. IPMA is a registered trademark of the International Project Management Association. ISO is a trademark of Th e International Organization for Standards. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), PMI, and PMP are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute. PRINCE2 is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. PRiSM and GPM are trademarks of Green Project Management Global. Dedication To my beautiful Nabila, We had to advance our wedding date to relocate and join my fi rst megaproject. Since that day, you have been my patient partner for 25 years, and I am looking forward to the next 25 years. Maybe, one day, we will see Sumer and Akkad working their megaprojects! vii Contents Dedication vii Contents ix Preface xxiii Relevant History xxiv Book Focus xxv Acknowledgments xxvii General Acknowledgments xxvii Acknowledgment for Publishing this Book xxvii About the Author xxix About SUKAD xxx Part A Current Reality to Tailored Approach Section I Setting the Scene 1 Chapter 1 Book Introduction 3 1.1 Something to Think About 3 1.2 Why a Book on Megaprojects? 4 1.3 The Blockers 5 1.4 Human Progress and the Giants 5 1.5 The Title of the Book 6 1.5.1 Leading Megaprojects 6 1.5.2 A Tailored Approach 6 1.5.3 Enabling Executives 7 1.6 Our Approach 7 1.7 Proposed Solution 8 ix