Strategic Project Analysis

“Nalewaik is an internationally renowned academic and practitioner in the art and science of project management, project controls, and governance, who has the breadth of knowledge, experience, and character to impart both soft and hard skills to those who have been fortunate enough to attend her lectures and presentations, as well as read her books and the important publications to which she has made significant contributions.

This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with establishing the groundwork for a successful project. Nalewaik delves into the early stages of the project lifecycle, when the project begins as little more than an idea, and its costs and benefits must be identified and articulated clearly in a competitive environment to get the necessary investment and gain support to proceed with execution and delivery. The text has a strategic focus throughout. Balancing the explanation of a variety of analytical and economic methodologies and models with the critical importance of human factors offers acceptable situations for their implementation as well as potential hurdles and restrictions.”

Shane Forth, Principal Consultant, Go Forth, UK

“Strategic Project Analysis sheds light on the challenges of cost-benefit analysis during the fuzzy project front-end stage. The book provides a comprehensive and practical guide, covering critical and diverse topics, such as evaluation, planning, benefits, risk, stakeholders, project ownership, bias, and ethics. I highly recommend this as a guidebook to support managers in enhancing project investment decision-making.”

Ofer Zwikael, Professor, The Australian National University Canberra, Australia

Alexia Nalewaik is the owner of Pellucid Projects LLC and occasionally an adjunct professor in engineering economics and project evaluation at higher education institutions such as George Washington University and American University. She is a quantity surveyor with over 30 years of experience in audit, risk analysis, and cost management for complex capital mega-programs. She is a Fellow of RICS, AACE International, the Guild of Project Controls, and ICEC. She serves on RICS Governing Council and is a Past Chair of ICEC and a Past President of AACE International. This is her third book.