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New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Supplementary software
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Reference no. UVA-QA-0815X
Subject category: Case Method and Specialist Management Disciplines
Authors: Yael Grushka-Cockayne (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2014
Version: 17 February 2014
Format: .xlsx
Data source: Published sources
Topics: Project management; Capital projects; Planning fallacy; Quantitative analysis
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Abstract

This software is to accompany the case. In January 2013, John C Liu, New York City's comptroller, wrote to the residents of the city about his audit of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR). Liu summarized his office's findings: 'The audit found that DPR was not carrying out and overseeing capital construction projects in a timely and cost effective manner.' To investigate the existence of the 'planning fallacy' in organizations, information from nearly 1,800 capital projects undertaken between 1998 and 2008 was obtained from the office of the chief engineer of the New York City DPR. In light of the data, how severe was the planning fallacy during this time and could it be used for overcoming the planning fallacy?
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New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Case
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Reference no. UVA-QA-0815
Subject category: Case Method and Specialist Management Disciplines
Authors: Yael Grushka-Cockayne (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2014
Version: 11 August 2015
Revision date: 17-Aug-2015
Length: 3 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics: Project management; Capital projects; Planning fallacy; Quantitative analysis
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This software is to accompany the case. In January 2013, John C Liu, New York City's comptroller, wrote to the residents of the city about his audit of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR). Liu summarized his office's findings: 'The audit found that DPR was not carrying out and overseeing capital construction projects in a timely and cost effective manner.' To investigate the existence of the 'planning fallacy' in organizations, information from nearly 1,800 capital projects undertaken between 1998 and 2008 was obtained from the office of the chief engineer of the New York City DPR. In light of the data, how severe was the planning fallacy during this time and could it be used for overcoming the planning fallacy?

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Compact case
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Case
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Reference no. UVA-QA-0815
Subject category: Case Method and Specialist Management Disciplines
Authors: Yael Grushka-Cockayne (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
Published by: Darden Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2014
Version: 11 August 2015
Revision date: 17-Aug-2015
Length: 3 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics: Project management; Capital projects; Planning fallacy; Quantitative analysis
View full details