ABSTRACT

Is a megaproject a program? I had this question in mind for years; however, I was unable to get a clear answer to this question. Some researchers and organizations considered megaprojects to be under the program domain, whereas others considered them as projects. During one of my visits to SKEMA University in France, I had a discussion on this subject with Rodney Turner, an authority in the field of project management. After a long conversation, we concluded that megaprojects have attributes that are more aligned with programs than with projects, and that they can be studied under the program management domain.