About the Editors xiii Notes on Contributors xiv Introductory Note from the Editors xvii Foreword xix Generative AI Disclosure xxi Acknowledgements xxii Part I Introduction to Governance of Public Investment Projects 1 1 Introduction - Governance of Public Investment Projects 3 Vedran Zerjav, Gro Holst Volden and Morten Welde 1.1 Governance Arrangements for Project Development and Implementation 3 1.2 Governance Theory - Conceptual Foundations 4 1.3 Rationale - Selection of Case Settings 5 1.4 How to Use This Book 6 1.5 Intended Audience and Use 6 2 Introductory Concepts 9 Terry Williams 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Public Governance 9 2.
3 Public Projects 11 2.4 Project Life Cycle 12 2.5 Governance of Single-Defined Public Projects 13 2.6 Governance of Projects 15 2.7 Post-project Assessments 17 2.8 Politics 18 2.9 Theories 19 2.10 Conclusion 21 Part II Case Studies of Project Governance Models 25 3 Norway27 Gro Holst Volden and Morten Welde 3.
1 Context and Policy Basis 27 3.2 The State Project Model 28 4 The United Kingdom 41 Richard Kirkham and Nicola Young 4.1 Context and Policy Basis 41 4.2 The UK Project Governance Model 44 4.3 Experience with the Governance Scheme 50 5 Ireland 53 Garret Doocey and Ed Hearne 5.1 Context and Policy Basis 53 5.2 Project Governance in Ireland - The Infrastructure Guidelines 54 5.3 Experience with the Model 62 6 The Netherlands 67 Niek Mouter 6.
1 Brief Outline and Description of the Context and Policy Basis for the Governance Model 67 6.2 Presentation of the Model 69 6.3 Experiences 74 6.4 Discussion 75 7 Denmark 79 Per Svejvig and Andreas Claus Hansen 7.1 Context and Policy Basis 79 7.2 The Two State Project Models 80 7.3 Experience with the Two Models 88 8 Sweden93 Roger Pyddoke 8.1 Introduction: Governance of Transport Infrastructure and Digital Investments 93 8.
2 Presentation of the Model 94 8.3 Experience with the Model 98 8.4 Some Observations on the Governance of Digital Investments 101 8.5 Conclusion 102 9 The United States 105 George Edward Gibson 9.1 Context and Policy Basis 105 9.2 Overview of the Project Governance Schemes in Selected Agencies 108 9.3 Experiences Using the Governance Scheme 114 10 Canada (Federal Government) 117 Olivier Choinière, Maude Brunet and Nathalie Drouin 10.1 Context and Policy Basis 117 10.
2 Presentation of the Framework 118 10.3 Experience with the Model 128 11 Quebec 131 Maude Brunet, Nathalie Drouin and Olivier Choinière 11.1 Context and Policy Basis 131 11.2 The Stage-Gate Model with Phases and Decision Points 133 11.3 Experience with the Model 140 12 Australia 143 Dominic Ahiaga-Dagbui and Jon Frazer 12.1 Context for the Governance Model 143 12.2 Project Governance Models for Infrastructure Investments 144 12.3 Experience with the Models 149 12.
4 Conclusion 154 13 Governance Arrangements for EU-Funded and Nationally Funded Public Investment in the EU 157 Cristiana Belu Manescu and Ana-Maria Dobre 13.1 Introduction 157 13.2 Governance Arrangements for EU Cohesion Policy-Funded Investments 158 13.3 Governance Arrangements of Nationally Financed Investments 162 13.4 Conclusions 169 14 On the No-Objection at the World Bank: How a Practice Can Tell Us a Lot About Project Governance 173 Lavagnon Ika and Javad Bakhshi 14.1 Introduction 173 14.2 The No-Objection and Its Governance Implications at the Project Level 174 14.3 The No-Objection and Its Governance Implications at the Organizational Level 176 14.
4 No-Objection and Its Governance Implications at the International Governance Level 179 14.5 Conclusions 181 Part III Comparative Analysis and Lessons for Policy Implementation 185 15 The Country Frameworks Summarized 187 Gro Holst Volden, Morten Welde and Vedran Zerjav 15.1 The Countries Studied 187 15.2 Establishment and Purpose of the Frameworks 188 15.3 Scope of the Frameworks 190 15.4 Parties and Roles 193 15.5 Stage-Gate Processes 195 15.6 Evidence of Positive Effects 198 15.
7 Lingering Issues with Project Governance 199 15.8 Schemes May be Contested 200 15.9 Summary of Experiences 201 16 Conclusions 203 Vedran Zerjav, Morten Welde and Gro Holst Volden 16.1 What D oWe Learn and Where Do We Go from Here? 203 16.2 Project Governance Models and Governance Theory 207 16.3 Advice for Policymakers 208 References 210 Index 211.