Is the position that any and every project that costs $X or more necessarily has the type of complexity and non-separability?
is a reasonable approximation of Flyvbjerg’s position. As you say, it is not really about costs per se; the cost is a heuristic for things that drive complexity and non-separability, while also being the primary metric for success.
I think this:
is a reasonable approximation of Flyvbjerg’s position. As you say, it is not really about costs per se; the cost is a heuristic for things that drive complexity and non-separability, while also being the primary metric for success.