Assignment1
Assignment 1: Project Management Assessment
Submitted by: Muhammad Naman
Submitted to: Dr. Johnnie E. Drake, Jr.
Submission Date: April 4, 2014
Course : EBM 680 Project Management
Project Selected: Adelaide Desalination Plant
Research Problem: South Australia, as the "driest state in the driest (inhabited) continent", experienced severe water shortages during periods of drought. As drought conditions worsened during 2006-7, reduced inflows into the River Murray lead to the introduction of progressively harsher water restrictions and the future of Adelaide's water supply came to the fore as a political issue.
Projects Value Proposition:
Insure water supplies against future droughts by providing a climate-independent water source.
The plant has the capacity to supply up to half of Adelaide's annual water use from desalination.
Reducing reliance on the River Murray and providing additional environmental benefits.
Project Director: Milind Kumar
The Adelaide Desalination Project (ADP) team accomplished to deliver the project’s scope within the original budget of $1.842 billion and 19 days ahead of the originally approved schedule. The project’s clear objectives added a definite business value to the organization SA Water.
Furthermore, the project has been conducted with effectively applying all 9 PMBOK knowledge areas. This effort resulted in the delivery of ADP’s exceptional project outcomes.
Under the guidance and mentoring of Milind Kumar the team achieved success well under the time frame for the project. Milind Kumar made sure SA Water has been able to achieve an optimum management of project risks by adopting the (Design Build Operate Maintain (DBOM) delivery model. This contracting methodology was cost effective, with SA Water only paying the fixed lump sum costs of the plant and SA Water retains ownership of the critical water security asset. The DBOM contract model also has early
Submitted by: Muhammad Naman
Submitted to: Dr. Johnnie E. Drake, Jr.
Submission Date: April 4, 2014
Course : EBM 680 Project Management
Project Selected: Adelaide Desalination Plant
Research Problem: South Australia, as the "driest state in the driest (inhabited) continent", experienced severe water shortages during periods of drought. As drought conditions worsened during 2006-7, reduced inflows into the River Murray lead to the introduction of progressively harsher water restrictions and the future of Adelaide's water supply came to the fore as a political issue.
Projects Value Proposition:
Insure water supplies against future droughts by providing a climate-independent water source.
The plant has the capacity to supply up to half of Adelaide's annual water use from desalination.
Reducing reliance on the River Murray and providing additional environmental benefits.
Project Director: Milind Kumar
The Adelaide Desalination Project (ADP) team accomplished to deliver the project’s scope within the original budget of $1.842 billion and 19 days ahead of the originally approved schedule. The project’s clear objectives added a definite business value to the organization SA Water.
Furthermore, the project has been conducted with effectively applying all 9 PMBOK knowledge areas. This effort resulted in the delivery of ADP’s exceptional project outcomes.
Under the guidance and mentoring of Milind Kumar the team achieved success well under the time frame for the project. Milind Kumar made sure SA Water has been able to achieve an optimum management of project risks by adopting the (Design Build Operate Maintain (DBOM) delivery model. This contracting methodology was cost effective, with SA Water only paying the fixed lump sum costs of the plant and SA Water retains ownership of the critical water security asset. The DBOM contract model also has early