MGMT 6320 Project Success and Failure Examples Chapter 1 Aaron Hart 1/18/2011 Table of Contents Project Failure Example- Space Station: Inadequate Planning and Design Led to Propulsion Module Project Failure. 3 Nature of the Project 3 Budget and Time Frame for the Project 3 Challenges Faced in the Project 4 Project Failure Results 4 Project Success Example- Fort Bliss Site Development Services- Nation’s Largest Military Communication Installation using Green Technology
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Why do so many IT Projects fail in the US? Project teams fail to deliver IT projects due to having limited knowledge on the technology‚ which inhibits proper project planning. Technical incompetence plus a lack of user input‚ leads to inadequate project requirements and specifications. Additionally‚ by not providing the right training or hiring project teams with the right experience‚ failure rates of projects will continue to be high. As such‚ the research of this paper will provide a comprehensive
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Example of project failure: * Project descriptions: Boeing Commercial Aeroplanes - USA Project name: 787 Dreamliner Project type: Commercial aircraft development Date : Jan 2003 – Jan 2013 Cost : Additional $12B to $18B on top of original $5B cost estimate Source: Website: http://calleam.com/WTPF/?p=4617‚ Feb 3rd‚ 2013 by admin * Triple constraints: The 787 project was first announced to the public in Jan 2003 and estimated to enter commercial service in 2008. The development costs
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13_26_ch02.fm Page 13 Friday‚ September 8‚ 2000 2:43 PM Chapter 2 Basic Skills for Project Managers Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great; some achieve greatness—others have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare Twelfth Night Introduction Before now‚ we had discussed project management in the broad sense‚ that is‚ from the perspective that any type of project—industrial assembly line‚ new construction‚ or technology implementation— operated by the same sets of rules
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Project Failure Examples 1. Digital Media Initiative a. Company - British Broadcasting Corporation b. Project Type – Digital Archive c. Cash Investment – £100M d. Stage of Failure – Implementation e. Reason for Failure – The project is believed to have failed due to poor management. The status of the project was often reported in a positive light even when that was not the case‚ Green Shifting. There was also poor over sight of the work that contractors were doing. The project was also
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TERM PAPER TOPIC: COMMUNICATING THE PROJECT REPORT. 10.1) Writing project status reports (both successful and failed projects) i) what is the project status reports. • Project status reports are controlling documents for anyone trying to manage a project‚ whether it’s a single person job or one involving hundreds of people over multiple locations. • The project status report serves as a concise summary of a project’s progress‚ its expected completion date and what actions have
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How did you get into project management? - I was in a relatively small company; it didn’t have formal project management but had the need to undertake a major‚ industry wide initiative. The rest was history. 2. If you had to rate the job of project manager on a scale of 1-10‚ with 10 being the highest‚ how would you rate it? - I would rate it a 9 3. Briefly explain the reason for your rating. What do you enjoy most and what do you like least about being a project manager? - I gave it a 9 because
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uereTimothy Sherrell Professor Bunting ENC 1102 Sec. 176 14 July 2012 The Consequence of Communication Failure A Review of Two Historical Events The Consequence of Communication Failure Introduction In the history and evolution of professional communication practices‚ there are several instances that have greatly impacted our understanding of the necessity for clear and effective technical communication. Few‚ however‚ have had such eye-opening impact that they continue to be discussed decades
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Making Poor Communication Nicole Thompson COM200 Interpersonal Communication Donna Mitchell March 24‚ 2013 Miscommunication is the centre of interpersonal communication and occurs when two people have a conversation or some form of communication but leave with different opinions and/or understanding. Miscommunication can occur in a personal or professional relationship‚ often in personal relationships. We often assume that love ones know what we are thinking‚ feeling and/or going through
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FUNCTIONAL MANAGER AND A PROJECT MANAGER FUNCTIONAL MANAGER 1. He is in-charge of a firm’s functional depts. Such as marketing‚ engg.‚ or finance. 2. They are more skilled at analysis. Such heads are specialists in certain areas only. 3. They are analytical in approach (breaking the system into smaller and smaller elements) and they know something abt. the operation for which they are responsible. 4. In case of any difficulty‚ they know how to analyze
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