Investigation Series
Multi-part paths through the investigation library — each series groups cases that share a theme, a failure mode or an industry, in a deliberate reading order.
All series
The Airport Megaproject Series
Four airports, four outcomes — the full range of what megaproject governance produces.
4 investigations →The Billion-Dollar Overrun Files
The cases where the final invoice bore no resemblance to the business case.
4 investigations →Engineering Against Nature
When the adversary is geology, water and physics rather than the budget.
3 investigations →Asia's Infrastructure Race
The delivered side of the ledger — the Asian programmes that beat the megaproject odds.
3 investigations →The Projects That Went Wrong
Warning signs emerged across these programmes. The critical question is whether they were recognised, escalated and acted upon effectively.
4 investigations →Get the Next Investigation First
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