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International Journal of Sustainable Engineering | 2014

On the concept of sustainability – assessing the sustainability of large public infrastructure investment projects

Tore Haavaldsen; Ola Lædre; Gro Holst Volden; Jardar Lohne

Assessing the sustainability of large public investment projects within the general framework of three-pillar thinking is a complex affair. Such ventures involve multiple actors – e.g. planners from various disciplines such as engineers, economists and social scientists, in addition to politicians, users and other people affected – each carrying with them particular agendas and priorities, and corresponding understandings of the concept of sustainability. In this paper, we propose to frame the concept of sustainability assessment within the context of investment projects, in order to enable communication between the multiple actors, to assess different impacts of an investment project against one another in a meaningful way and, ultimately, to enhance the commensurability of investment project alternatives. Our main idea is that there exist different levels according to which the assessment of sustainability ought to refer – operational, tactical and strategic – and that properly addressing these levels can permit the different actors to comprehend one another, and thereby allow for more clarity and positive action.


Project Management Journal | 2017

Governance of Major Public Investment Projects: Principles and Practices in Six Countries

Gro Holst Volden; Knut Samset

This article compares the Norwegian scheme for quality assurance of major public projects with similar project governance schemes in five other OECD countries.1 All schemes have been introduced since the turn of the millennium and seem to be fairly consistent with recommendations from the project management literature. There are also a number of differences between the six schemes, for example, with regard to parties and roles, comprehensiveness, flexibility, organization, and whether portfolio management is covered. It is too early to make conclusions about their relative effects, but the evidence thus far indicates that there is much to learn across countries.


International Journal of Managing Projects in Business | 2018

The hierarchy of public project governance frameworks: An empirical study of principles and practices in Norwegian ministries and agencies

Gro Holst Volden; Bjørn Andersen

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study public project governance frameworks in various ministries and agencies in Norway, following the introduction of such a framework on the topmost level (i.e. the cabinet) which applies to the very largest projects. Design/methodology/approach The study is methodologically designed as a qualitative assessment of project governance frameworks that apply to state-funded investment projects in selected sectors, based on data gathered through document reviews and interviews. Findings The study finds that all of the agencies have introduced their own project governance frameworks, which are basically consistent with the recommendations from the project management literature and with the cabinet’s overall requirements in Norway. By contrast, only one ministry has taken a formalized role as a project owner. Governance tasks thus seem to be extensively delegated to the subordinate agencies. This even includes strategic tasks such as project selection and portfolio management, and implies there is a risk that public project governance has a narrow and internal focus. Originality/value The paper is a first step toward a better understanding of public project governance as a hierarchical system and the relationship between project owners on three levels, the cabinet, the sectoral ministry, and the government agency.


International Journal of Project Management | 2016

Front-end definition of projects: Ten paradoxes and some reflections regarding project management and project governance

Knut Samset; Gro Holst Volden


European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research | 2015

The Impact of External Quality Assurance of Costs Estimates on Cost Overruns: Empirical Evidence from the Norwegian Road Sector

James Odeck; Morten Welde; Gro Holst Volden


107 | 2013

Etterevaluering av statlige investeringsprosjekter Konklusjoner, erfaringer og råd basert på pilotevaluering av fire prosjekter

Knut Samset; Gro Holst Volden


3 | 2014

Front end Governance of Major Public Projects - Lessons with a Norwegian Quality Assurance Scheme

Knut Samset; Gro Holst Volden


Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration | 2013

Top-down versus bottom-up project appraisal processes, and external review. Evidence from Norway and China

Wenting Chen; Gro Holst Volden


Research in transportation business and management | 2018

Measuring efficiency and effectiveness through ex-post evaluation: Case studies of Norwegian transport projects

Morten Welde; Gro Holst Volden


International Journal of Managing Projects in Business | 2018

Public funding, perverse incentives, and counterproductive outcomes

Gro Holst Volden

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Knut Samset

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Bjørn Andersen

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Morten Welde

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Ola Lædre

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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James Odeck

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Jardar Lohne

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Tore Haavaldsen

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Wenting Chen

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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