Regular biography
Alexander Budzier is a Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, within the Department of Management Practice. His research focuses on the challenges of managing projects across various domains, including IT, energy, and organisational change. He teaches courses on project and programme management, risk management, and systems thinking at Oxford, including the MSc for Major Programme Management, the MBA, and the Major Project Leadership Academy. Budzier also collaborates with private and public sector organisations to enhance their capabilities in managing projects. He completed his doctoral studies at Saïd Business School in 2014 and previously worked at T-Mobile International and McKinsey's Business Technology Office.
Scholar-generated biography
Alexander Budzier is a researcher at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, focusing on Decision-Making, Risk, Project Management, and Program Management. His work explores the complexities of large-scale infrastructure and IT projects, examining cost overruns, risk factors, and the role of randomness in project outcomes. Budzier's research includes empirical analyses of megaprojects such as hydropower developments, the Olympics, and public sector IT initiatives, highlighting systemic risks and the importance of statistical rigor in project evaluation. His publications emphasize the use of power-law distributions, regression to the tail, and reference class forecasting to better understand and manage project uncertainties.