Cost overruns in Large-Scale Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Explanations and Their Theoretical Embeddedness · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1307.2176/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTCost overruns in Large-Scale Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Explanations and Their Theoretical Embeddedness — mentioned by m0rchttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40499082urn:hackerpapers:mention:1307.2176:40499082Tue, 28 May 2024 09:55:39 GMT<p>I think the problem is not just software estimation, but project cost and time estimation is difficult across many domains (construction, transportation, IT, defense, and even the organization of events). The word &quot;mess&quot; seems to indicate that the uncertainty is easily fixed, but if it has happened across domains for several millennia, it could indicate that there is something fundamentally challenging. The situation worsens with factors such as project size, requirement changes, methodology (too much or too little of it), technology (specially new technologies), the nature of the delivering…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1307.2176/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>q-fin.GN