it deals heavily with the California "Bullet Train" and why it's such a shitshow.
I read (or skimmed) their 80-page report. They seem to have learned the lessons of other megaprojects, but I'd call this more of a realistic meta-plan than a plan:
> The reasons for this dismal record of performance are not inherent in the technology or the environment, they are mainly due to human behavior. It is possible to build a megaproject under budget and on time. However, the ways in which people behave in the planning, development, and delivery of megaprojects, and the choices that result, render that outcome unlikely.
There are political reasons that turn projects like this into disasters. I don't know how you avoid them, except maybe by facing them upfront.
it deals heavily with the California "Bullet Train" and why it's such a shitshow.
I read (or skimmed) their 80-page report. They seem to have learned the lessons of other megaprojects, but I'd call this more of a realistic meta-plan than a plan:
> The reasons for this dismal record of performance are not inherent in the technology or the environment, they are mainly due to human behavior. It is possible to build a megaproject under budget and on time. However, the ways in which people behave in the planning, development, and delivery of megaprojects, and the choices that result, render that outcome unlikely.
There are political reasons that turn projects like this into disasters. I don't know how you avoid them, except maybe by facing them upfront.