Conflicts have critical effects on cost and scheduling in public projects. Due to their complexity and larger scale, public projects frequently cause a high-level conflict that can lead to cancellation. Furthermore, because most of these projects are megaprojects, economic losses caused by the conflict can be enormous. Although investigations into the causes of conflict and resolution have been conducted, their findings have not been applied to conflict solution. This paper aims to establish a conflict scenario of projects based on the causes of conflict and to suggest a mitigation strategy. Representative public projects in which the conflict has peaked are studied, and the conflict scenario is classified by the causes of the conflict. While the aspect of conflict change can be readily identified, the conflict scenario has to be distinguished by the results of the conflict aspect. In this research, five types of conflict scenarios are defined in accordance with the results of completed projects, and characteristics of the scenarios are investigated. The characteristics can be a key factor in finding solutions for conflicts. This research is expected to assist project stakeholders in developing effective strategies for addressing possible conflict.

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