White Elephant Stampede - Tales of policy and project failures and wasted taxpayer dollars
Launching A White Elephant Stampede: Case Studies in Policy and Project Management Failures.
Today I am pleased to announce the launch of the book from Connor Court Publishing titled White Elephant Stampede: Case Studies in Policy and Project Management Failures edited by David Gration, Bruce Kingston and myself.
White Elephant Stampede examines the seemingly endless cavalcade of projects that fail to meet their objectives, cost more than expected and become an ongoing drain on public resources. From public awareness campaign disasters to payroll system technology collapses, from poorly developed environmental projects to the over-optimistic benefits of proposed Olympic Games, these case studies provide lessons as to why White Elephant projects occur and how they might be avoided. It is of value to every decision maker and to every concerned citizen. Project Managers, Senior Public Servants, Politicians, Academics and Students will gain valuable insights from this volume.
White Elephant Stampede draws on the research and industry experience, and expertise of an outstanding range of contributors: Gary Banks, Simon Dawkins, Brian Dollery, Henrico Dolfing, David Gration, Paul Hooper, Binoy Kampmark, Aynsley Kellow, Bruce Kingston, Justin Macdonnell, Scott Prasser, Nadeem Samnakay and Steven Schwarz.
I recently sat down with economist Gene Tunney from Adept Economics on his Economics Explored podcast to discuss the book. You can listen in the link here or in the player below.
White Elephant Stampede can be purchased from Connor Court Publishing here.