The Chunnel is actually the English nickname for The Channel Tunnel.It is a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. It connects Cheriton in Kent‚ England with Sangatte in northern France. It is the second longest rail tunnel in the world. It took 15‚000 workers over seven years to dig the tunnel. The tunnel was finished in 1994. The completed Chunnel cost about $21 billion. There are three complete tunnels in the Chunnel. The two outside ones are the passenger trains
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Running head: Case Study 3: The Chunnel Project Case Study 3: The Chunnel Project University of Maryland University College Project Procurement Management‚ Semester Fall 09‚ Section 9041 Professor Michael C. Hagerman November 08‚ 2009 The Inception Stage Rating Scale: 5—Excellent‚ 4—Very Good‚ 3—Good‚ 2—Poor‚ 1—Very Poor Project Management Area | Development Phase | Scope Management | 2 | Time Management | 4 | Cost Management | 2 | Quality Management | 3 | Human Resource Management | 5
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Project Management Institute Case Studies in Project Management The Chunnel Project By: Frank T. Anbari‚ PhD‚ PMP‚ Paul Giammalvo‚ MSPM‚ CCE‚ PMP‚ Paul Jaffe‚ MSPM‚ PMP‚ Craig Letavec‚ MSPM‚ PMP‚ Rizwan Merchant‚ MSPM Edited by: Frank T. Anbari‚ PhD‚ PMP The George Washington University This case study
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THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF A CONSULTING PROCESS The implementation phase is the FOURTH phase of the consulting process. The basic purpose of any consulting assignment is to implement changes that are real improvements from the client’s point of view. Implementation is easy where the consultant and the client collaborated closely during the earlier phases‚ as the client can rarely reject proposals that are the product of joint work. Implementation works well if corrective measures were
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high-priority risks. The Chunnel project could have benefitted from Qualitative Risk analysis to manage the many risks of this large project. Scope Creep The overall scope of the Chunnel project was increased significantly “due to change requests throughout the life of the project” (Anbari‚ et al.‚2005‚ p. 14). There was not an effective change management process in place. Having a change management process would guarantee that any approved changes had corresponding funding. While the Chunnel project was considered
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3004ENG PROJECT MANAThGEMENT PRINCIPLES THE CHUNNEL PROJECT Project Background * Objective is to create an underground tunnel connecting England and France * Create a fixed transportation link between England and France in an attempt to spur economic development‚ improve European trade‚ and provide an alternative high-speed transportation method. * Requires cooperation between two countries‚ numerous banks‚ contractors‚ etc to initiate‚ plan‚ executive and complete the project
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Design and Implementation of a Single Phase Inverter Circuit 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Inverters are used to produce constant or variable frequency AC output from a DC source. These inverters can be used for AC applicatio n like driving an induction motor. Such type of inverters in present world are used largely in renewable energy systems to convert DC to AC‚ example is a PV system where there is a requirement of such type of inverters which can power AC systems such as an induction
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engineering and political feats of the twentieth century‚ The Chunnel project had thousands of identifiable project stake holders that can be separated into two clearly definable categories’‚ Primary and secondary. Primary stake holders Primary stake holders are those that directly influence or are influenced by the project )N.J. Smith‚ 2002). Generally primary stake holders are sponsors‚ equity holders and contractors‚ however in the case of the Chunnel a governing body can also be identified as a primary
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Contents 1. Executive summary 2 2. Project Appraisal 3 Project initiation 3 Stakeholder and communication management 4 Change/Control Management 5 Risk management 6 Contract 7 Others 7 Works Cited 9 1. Executive summary The Chunnel Tunnel project was initiated to connect via a tunnel France and England. It was among the biggest privately funded infrastructure projects ever. Fifty kilometres long‚ the tunnel extended under the English Channel from France to England. It required
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IT Project Implementation Failures The typical implementation process or plan includes the following‚ “workflow and process analysis the organization needs to identify opportunities for improvement and as appropriate effect those changes. Identify sources of data including interfaces to other systems‚ redesign physical location as needed. Then comes the system installation determine system configuration‚ order and install hardware‚ prepare computer room upgrade or implement IT infrastructure‚
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