Project Complexity: how does it impact successful delivery

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Project Complexity: how does it impact successful delivery
Complexity is such a wide topic that has different viewpoints from the different authors. As
per the viewpoint of (Cleden, 2017)constructions projects are considered to very complex
project. It can also be linked with the encompassing that is characterized by the difficulty.
(Javad, et al., 2016) has identified the several factors of complexity such as project visibility,
criticality of project, project accountability etc. In this way, it has identified that such
interpretation of complexity is required to be in the eyes of the person who is observing. As
compared to this, (Luo, et al., 2017) stated that a complex project contains the different parts
that require proper knowledge, techniques as well as skills. In most of the complex projects,
complexity occurs in term of technology. Technological complexity by differentiation means
the diversity and variety of some of the aspect. It includes the number of different and
separate task or actions in order to produce the final product of any project, number of inputs
as well as outputs, and number of specialities. As compared to this, technological complexity
by the interdependency can incorporate the interdependencies between teams, network of
tasks, inputs and various technologies. (Floricel, et al., 2016) has proposed that the project
complexity can be operationalized and interpreted in terms of interdependence and
differentiation. In regard of project complexity, (Edmondson & Ingrid, 2009) has identified
that in case of project complexity, project managers are required to aware of all the elements
of project.
According to (Maylor & Neil, 2017) project complexity helps in determining the plan,
coordination, as well as requirement of control. It also hinders the vibrant identification of the
objectives as well as goals of the main project. It is an essential criterion in selecting the
proper project form of organization. As compared to this, (Hornstein, 2015) stated that
complexity also affects the project objective of cost, time, and quality. In this way, it clarified
that higher will be the complexity of the project; higher will be the cost and time. If the cost
will be high, it will definitely affect the output. Due to the time-consuming task, several
problems can occur such as requirement of extra labour or more experts to complete the task
in less time. (Qureshi & Kang, 2015) also identified that complexity of any project is the
measure of difficulty in executing any complex process of production that includes the
number of difficult individual parts that brought together to form any workflow within a