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Simulation Project Success and Failure: Survey findings

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  • Roger McHaney

    (Kansas State University)

  • Doug White
  • George E. Heilman

    (University of Northern Colorado)

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This study investigates characteristics of successful and unsuccessful discrete event computer simulation projects. The findings show that unsuccessful projects are often characterized by high costs, model size constraints, and slow software. Successful projects are characterized by teamwork, cooperation, mentoring, effective communication of outputs, high-quality vendor documentation, easily understood software syntax, higher levels of analyst experience, and structured approaches to model development.

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  • Roger McHaney & Doug White & George E. Heilman, 2002. "Simulation Project Success and Failure: Survey findings," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 33(1), pages 49-66, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:simgam:v:33:y:2002:i:1:p:49-66
    DOI: 10.1177/1046878102033001003
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    1. Christine A. Fossett & Dale Harrison & Harry Weintrob & Saul I. Gass, 1991. "An Assessment Procedure for Simulation Models: A Case Study," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 39(5), pages 710-723, October.
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    1. Jerry Gosen & John Washbush, 2004. "A Review of Scholarship on Assessing Experiential Learning Effectiveness," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 35(2), pages 270-293, June.

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