The past and Present of Megaprojects

@article{Sderlund2017ThePA,
  title={The past and Present of Megaprojects},
  author={Jonas S{\"o}derlund and Shankar Sankaran and Christopher Biesenthal},
  journal={Project Management Journal},
  year={2017},
  volume={48},
  pages={16 - 5}
}
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