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The Impact of Nonagility on Service Level and Project Duration†
Article first published online: 20 SEP 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.2012.00371.x
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Glowacka, K. J., Lowe, T. J. and Wendell, R. E. (2012), The Impact of Nonagility on Service Level and Project Duration. Decision Sciences, 43: 957–971. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.2012.00371.x
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 SEP 2012
- Article first published online: 20 SEP 2012
- [Submitted: January 24, 2011. Revised: July 28, 2011; January 26, 2012. Accepted: February 8, 2012.]
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Keywords:
- Agility;
- Planning Under Uncertainty;
- Project Management;
- and Project Scheduling
ABSTRACT
“Why projects are late” is a fundamental issue in theory and in practice. One well-established explanation is that a project's network structure can be a significant factor—the “fatter” or more parallel the project, the later the project completion. Herein we show that a lack of agility, which may frequently arise in projects when there are external resources, can also be a significant factor in project delays—both in more serial-like projects as well as more parallel ones. Specifically, this article formally characterizes the concept of agility in projects, shows how a lack of agility can have a significant impact on a project, and gives some general properties on agility with respect to a project's structure.