Making major projects work long term
We are GRASP—an international network bringing together researchers, policymakers, practitioners across all sectors and disciplines focused on major projects as a system of systems. Together, we co-develop, review, revise and refine governance models for major projects that are sustainable, resilient and transparent.
From transport corridors to energy grids, GRASP focuses on projects with real political and social weight. We view major projects not just as technical delivery challenges, but also as sites for innovation and learning.
Whether it is infrastructure, urban development, AI and digitalisation, healthcare, armaments or space exploration—across all sectors, major projects face new challenges. Environmental degradation, record levels of indebtedness, multiple conflicts, security threats and fragmenting societies… The current polycrisis is exposing the limits of existing governance mechanisms and processes, particularly to deliver responsive and resilient outcomes that meet sustainability requirements, social legitimacy and the expectations of the general public.
With the GRASP Network, you can:
- Discover case studies and research from top scholars and practitioners involved in major projects across the globe.
- Connect with passionate experts working on similar problems and join a growing network of major project professionals.
- Contribute a case study to the case bank and be an official case owner.
- Engage in and benefit from advanced cross-country comparative analyses of major projects.
Use the interactive GRASP Globe to find mega project case studies by region or country.
Become a case owner!
The case bank is the heart of GRASP, shaped by case owners and contributors. Join our community of international experts by submitting your own case study to the official GRASP Case Bank.
As a case owner, you can–
- Document and share knowledge and experiences on a past, ongoing or planned major project.
- Use the GRASP Case Study template to structurally map context, actors, decision processes, conflicts, risks and outcomes, and enable comparative studies.
- Engage with other case owners in thematic discussions and workshops, and be part of a wider debate on major project governance.
- Retain intellectual ownership of your case, with clear authorship and affiliation.
- Increase the visibility of your work to an international audience of researchers, policymakers and practitioners.
- Design and conduct comparative analysis across projects, sectors and countries, feeding into joint publications, teaching materials and policy engagement.
