Now, let's make it really complex (complicated): a systematic review of the complexities of projects (2011)
Journal Article
Geraldi, J., Maylor, H., & Williams, T. (2011). Now, let's make it really complex (complicated): a systematic review of the complexities of projects. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 31(9), 966-990. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443571111165848

Issues in front-end decision making on projects (2010)
Journal Article
Williams, T., & Samset, K. (2010). Issues in front-end decision making on projects. Project management journal, 41(2), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20160

The importance of the front-end decision-making phase in projects is being increasingly recognized - the need to "do the right project" is on a par with "doing the project right." This area is underrepresented in the literature, but there are a numbe... Read More about Issues in front-end decision making on projects.

Editorial (2010)
Journal Article
Williams, T., Wilson, J., & Merchant, S. (2010). Editorial. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2009.132

An investigation of governance frameworks for public projects in Norway and the UK (2009)
Journal Article
Williams, T., Klakegg, O. J., Magnussen, O. M., & Glasspool, H. (2010). An investigation of governance frameworks for public projects in Norway and the UK. International journal of project management, 28(1), 40-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.04.001

This paper describes four case studies which formed a key part of an investigation into public investment project governance frameworks in Norway and the UK. The studies looked at how the embedded governance principles worked out in practice, how the... Read More about An investigation of governance frameworks for public projects in Norway and the UK.

Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview (2009)
Book Chapter
Williams, T. M. (2009). Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview. In T. M. Williams, K. Samset, & K. Sunnevåg (Eds.), Making Essential Choices with Scant Information: Front-End Decision Making in Major Projects (3-17). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230236837_1

This chapter brings an overview to an edited book that looks at how decisions can be made at the front-end of major projects, in circumstances where information is usually scant. The book examines how projects can be successfully aligned with the des... Read More about Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview.

How do organizations learn lessons from projects—And do they? (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, T. (2008). How do organizations learn lessons from projects—And do they?. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 55(2), 248-266. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2007.912920

The need to learn from one project to the next is clearly of vital importance, but is often neglected. Furthermore, there are fundamental issues within projects that inhibit such learning, such as the temporary nature of project organizations and the... Read More about How do organizations learn lessons from projects—And do they?.

Building confidence in models for multiple audiences: the modelling cascade (2008)
Journal Article
Howick, S., Eden, C., Ackermann, F., & Williams, T. (2008). Building confidence in models for multiple audiences: the modelling cascade. European journal of operational research, 186(3), 1068-1083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2007.02.027

This paper reports on a model building process developed to enable multiple audiences, particularly non-experts, to appreciate the validity of the models being built and their outcomes. The process is a four stage reversible cascade. This cascade pro... Read More about Building confidence in models for multiple audiences: the modelling cascade.

Learning from project failure (2005)
Book Chapter
Williams, T., Ackermann, F., Eden, C., & Howick, S. (2005). Learning from project failure. In P. E. Love, P. S. Fong, & Z. Irani (Eds.), Management of Knowledge in Project Environments (219-236). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-7506-6251-2.50015-8

The risk of safety regulation changes in transport development projects (1997)
Conference Proceeding
Williams, T. M. (1997). The risk of safety regulation changes in transport development projects. In K. Kahkonen, & K. Artto (Eds.), Managing Risks in Projects (284-293). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203860595

© 1997 Taylor & Francis. Changes to safety regulations forms a major risk to large projects. The effects are systemic, so difficult to quantify and usually under-estimated. As well as general lessons about the risk, this paper describes two transpo... Read More about The risk of safety regulation changes in transport development projects.

A classified bibliography of recent research relating to project risk management (1995)
Journal Article
Williams, T. (1995). A classified bibliography of recent research relating to project risk management. European journal of operational research, 85(1), 18-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-2217%2893%29E0363-3

This document contains a bibliography of recent research relating to project risk management, bringing together relevant research scattered across a range of publications. It considers how success or failure can be defined for a project (more than si... Read More about A classified bibliography of recent research relating to project risk management.