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cost overrun: a standalone construct

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Project management

the amount by which a project's actual cost exceeds its estimated cost, found to be large and systematic in public works.

In project management, cost overrun refers to the amount by which a project's actual cost exceeds its estimated cost, found to be large and systematic in public works. This meaning comes from Flyvbjerg (2002) in Journal of the American Planning Association.[1]

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References

Flyvbjerg, B., Holm, M. S., & Buhl, S. (2002). Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects: Error or Lie?. Journal of the American Planning Association, 68(3), 279-295. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944360208976273

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