Doomed to failure: Without proper planning, mega-projects cost time and money

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Clik here to view.While fingers have been pointed at examples of mega-projects with cost and schedule challenges such as Medupi and the multi-product pipeline, it not a new or uniquely South African phenomenon. Internationally many flagship projects such as Concorde, the Channel Tunnel, space shuttle, A380 and B747-8 experienced multiple challenges, some ultimately leading to project failure.