The essence of the ÒTheory of Management of Large Complex ProjectsÕ can be captured in three central thoughts.
First, that project readiness is a good but not sufficient first step in the broader project initiation process.
Second, that the classical theory of project management which focuses on the ÒtransformationalÓ processes which occur in discrete activities, strung together such that the output of one
or more is the input to others, is no longer adequate in considering large complex projects.
Third, a core underlying premise that projects are ÒboundedÓ is breached in the world of large complex projects.
Rather than well defined boundary limits we discover semipermeable
boundaries.