Project across most industries face huge uncertainty as regard to complex, ambiguous and dynamic environment (external environment) which can have impact on the project planning process. Similarly, projects are becoming larger and more ambiguous which make the execution and realisation of project complexity to be on the increase therefore increase our internal complexity. (Azim, 2010) established that project are increasingly being characterized as complex across most industries and sectors.
(Vidal et al. 2011, p. 719) define project complexity as the property of a project which make it difficult to understand, foresee and keep under control, even when given reasonably complete information about the project system. Besner and Hobbs project (2012) established that size, complexity and together with risk (known unknown) and uncertainty (unknown unknown) are path of project characteristics to be considered in selection of project management toolsets to be adopted in their management approach. Each of the project classification approaches attempt to address interaction between complexity and uncertainty and the impact this interaction has on project planning process.
The key principles for addressing complexity in the planning process.
The complexity of project has always been there which make the need to execute and bring realisation of project complexity on the increase. Therefor the key principles of project complexity in the project planning process are to understand and manage project complexity keeping in mind the dynamic and uncertain project environment. This will assist to reduce the level of complexity in a project by reducing the number of swaying risk factors to make it more manageable and keep it simple or uncomplicated.
It is worth to note that with the reduction in complexity comes from reduction of uncertainty as complexity is often define in