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Why Big Projects Fail: Lessons for Construction Professionals

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - 6.30PM
Venue
National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Speakers
James Hooper, Senior Counsel at Bechtel Corporation

The talk will outline the findings of the leading research on why projects go over budget, finish late and fail to meet their objectives, before examining the behavioural science behind those findings, that forms the foundation for a deeper understanding of the reasons underlying project failure, from Thinking, Fast and Slow to The Black Swan, from Superforecasting to Creativity, Inc., and applying this to provide lessons from project failure for construction professionals.

(Please note that bookings must be made online for this event, and SCL will not take bookings by email)

Please also note: this event will attract 1 CPD hour unless otherwise advised at the beginning.

Chair
Mrs Justice Joanna Smith
Event region
London
Organisers
Hamish Lal, Karen Gough, Rebecca Shorter, Jonathan Pawlowski & Shy Jackson