ABSTRACT
Macro-engineering projects often require significant quantities of public and private sector resources that must be committed over relatively long time frames. Macro-engineering efforts require that huge quantities of public and private sector resources be committed over relatively long time frames. The managerial decision-making process for macro-scale project personnel can be enhanced through appropriate utilization of decision support aids. The chapter presents the rudiments of a framework for managerial planning and control of technology development in macro-engineering projects. Macro-engineering programs may, and in fact often do, have profound socio-cultural impacts in the societies which develop them. This raises a host of issues including environmental implications, legal and regulatory factors, economic and political effects, to name only a few. Macro-engineering programs and projects pose difficult technical and managerial challenges at every stage of development including planning, research, analysis, design, implementation, testing, evaluation, demonstration, and operational deployment.
