Case Study in Channel Tunnel Project Executive Summary This report will investigate the project management’s theory from diverse perspectives in an exact project which is Channel Tunnel. From this report‚ it can be seen that a brief background of Channel Tunnel project‚ indicated that the benefit get from the Channel Tunnel‚ the importance of project’s planning and scheduling‚ what stakeholders participated in‚ stakeholder’s conflict
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References: Gray-Larson‚ T. (2005). Project management: The managerial process. Third edition. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies. Griffin‚ A.‚ (2006 September). Scheduling practices & project services. Cost Engineering‚ 48(9)‚ 24-30 Kerzner‚ H.‚ (2003). Project management: A systems approach to planning‚ scheduling‚ and controlling (8th ed.). Hoboken‚ NJ: John Wiley & Sons. o Seider‚ R.‚ (2007 October)
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absence of management acumen. The project manager found himself in an activity trap; he spent more time preparing paperwork‚ reports and projection‚ which was needed for his weekly meeting with the corporate‚ instead of managing the project. (Harold Kerzner‚ Ph.D. Project Management A System Approach to Planning Scheduling and Controlling‚ Pg 265) In order to resolve some of these inherent problems‚ we propose the organisation consider the Organic Structure .The organic structure tends to
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only are being worked on but also review any possible pending projects and determine if there is money and resources to continue. They will then prioritize projects and eliminate any that are determined wrong for the organization. According to Kerzner‚ H. (2013)‚ portfolio management focuses attention at a more aggregate level. Its primary objective is to identify‚ select‚ finance‚ monitor and maintain the appropriate mix of projects and initiatives necessary to achieve organizational goals and
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Project management principles Project management principles are typically learnt from experience and are generally valid for all projects and the project manager has to know when and how to apply them to a project (Harold‚ 2009). In the library building project these principles could have helped reduce problems during and after renovations of the library. Tailor to suit the environment: whatever project management methodology or framework a manger favours‚ it must be tailored to suit the needs
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In looking at the Denver Airport Project and the many setbacks that they encountered‚ I would have to propose leadership styles that are consistent with that of a transformational‚ task-oriented‚ and Charismatic leader. This project required a project management team (PMT) to be responsible for the design of over 100 contracts‚ 160 contractors‚ and over 2000 subcontractors in order to complete this job. There were also many unforeseen issues that caused serious delays in the completion of the
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. et 2 - question 4-6 : "The Invisible Sponsor" 4. Were A1 Zink’s actions that of someone trying to be an invisible sponsor? It is evident in the case scenario were that one of someone trying to be an invisible sponsor. Invisible sponsors usually come out inactive and reluctant in making most of the decisions. They feel that making such critical decisions that affect the project may make them accountable for any resulting failure. Fred was devoted and always wanted to cooperate with AL-Zink as
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References: Chris Chapman and Stephen Ward; Managing Project Risk and Uncertainty‚ John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. (2002)‚ Harold kerzner‚ Project Management; A Systems Approach to Planning‚ Scheduling and controlling‚ 9th Edition‚ John Wiley & Sons‚Inc (2006) David Hillson‚ Managing risk in project; Fundamentals of project management‚ Gower publishing ltd 2009‚ Extracts from
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY‚ ISLAMABAD (Department of Business Administration) PROJECT MANAGEMENT (5539) CHECKLIST SEMESTER: SPRING‚ 2011 This packet comprises the following material: 1. Text Books (Two) 2. Course Outlines 3. Assignment No. 1‚ 2 4. Assignment Forms ( 2 sets ) In this packet‚ if you find anything missing out of the above mentioned material‚ please contact at the address given below: Mailing Officer Services Block No
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Faucet Company From the case point out that ‘the competition was fierce’. The quality and artistic design which are the standard evaluate for customer to choose which brand they purchase. Commercial customer is the major customer for their company. (Kerzner‚ H. 2006) in additional‚ the company is now in a competition situation but they did not have very well promotions either on radio or television. They have some adv. in two semiannual home and garden trade shows and annual builders trade show but they
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