Governance of Public Projects—Missing Out on Learning Opportunities

In this article, the authors draw on longitudinal research of the Norwegian governance framework for major public projects. The framework was introduced in the year 2000 and has developed from a hierarchical control regime toward a more holistic and relationship-based governance model. We show how this development relates to the evolving field of governance of projects. Although the impact of the framework is promising overall, we observe one area with considerable room for improvement: the ability to learn from previous projects. We discuss how to move on from here and implement effective learning cycles that draw on ex-post evaluations of completed projects.