In this new paper in EPJ Data Science, we studied the propagation of delays within activity networks from large construction projects. We show that disrupting nodes with high centrality in terms of perturbation diffusion was associated with the presence of large cascades in the network and a decrease in the overall performance of the projects.

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Why do large-scale engineering projects always fail to complete in time? In this new paper, we study cascading failures in activity networks from 14 diverse, large-scale engineering projects to uncover network properties that impact timely project completion. pic.twitter.com/hOiSEOK4vU

— marc santolini (@msantolini) July 10, 2021