Project Management Principles

Assessment - Case Study: Post

Project Review: Details

Overview

Task description
The objective of the assignment is to test your understanding of project management (PM) theory/principles through analysis of a real case study (completed). You will critically analyse the success or failure of the applied (or failure to apply) PM principles, frameworks, processes, and/or practices and provide recommendations to what could be applied to improved project performance in undertaking similar types of projects.

Learning outcome 1: Discuss and demonstrate currency of knowledge of project management from initiation to completion.

Learning outcome 2: Select and apply appropriate tools and techniques to resolve typical project management issues and challenges related to project planning, development, implementation and close out.

Learning outcome 3: Critically discuss and interpret issues and develop options related to performance of projects including the strategic role of project manager.

Learning outcome 4: Demonstrate written and oral communication skills to industry and academic standards both in a team and project environment taking into account socio¬cultural considerations.

What you need to do
You are required to conduct a post-project review and write a report (approximately 2,000-words) that analyses the performance of a completed project. The project needs to be recognizable and with sufficient information available within the public domain, to undertake this activity. Select one of the projects from the following list for your review.

• The Panama Canal Expansion Project
• Boston Central Artery/Tunnel (big Dig) Project
• Hoover Dam Bypass Project
• Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Project
• Panama Papers Investigation Project
• Apple`s iPhone Development Project
• The Three Gorges Dam Project, China
• Netflix`s Original Content Development Project
• Tesla Electric Car Project
• AstraZeneca Vaccine Project
• Lighthouse Laboratory Project, Scotland
• Vodafone Global Local Area Network (GLAN) Project
• Myki Public Transport Ticketing System Project, Victoria
• Fast Ferries Project, British Columbia, Canada
• Quibe Video Streaming Service Project, Los Angeles, USA
• New Perth-Bunbury Highway Project, Western Australia
• Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Project, Victoria
• Perth Children`s Hospital Project, Western Australia
• 2012 London Olympic Project, UK
• Victorian (Wonthaggi) Desalination Plant Project, Victoria
• Clem7 Tunnel Project, Brisbane, QLD
• Queensland Health Payroll System, QLD
• The Airbus A380 Project
• Boeing`s 787 Dreamliner Project
• Denver International Airport`s Automated Baggage Handling Systems
• Maglev Train Project, Shanghai, China
• Heathrow Airport - Terminal 5 Project, London
• Australian National Museum Project Canberra
• California Pacific Medical Centre - Cathedral Hill Hospital Project, San Francisco
• Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters Project, Gogarburn, West Edinburgh
• Aurora Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project, Port Augusta, SA
• Wembley Stadium Project, UK
• The Fyre Festival Project 2017 Great Exuma Island (the Bahamas)

The post-project review must analyse the success or failure of the applied (or failure to apply) project management principles, knowledge areas, processes and/or practices, as relevant and as discussed in the course materials and through your research on best practices using different sources (e.g., books, journal articles, websites, news articles, reports). The challenge will be to take a management view.