The Chunnel Case Study

The Chunnel Case Study

Introduction

The Chunnel Project was a very significant projects in the history. That was basically because of the facts that two developed counties and strong economies of Europe mutually agreed for its construction. However, it was essential that all the four phases of the project management are effectively planned, executed and, monitored (Cleland & Gareis, 2006). Nevertheless, this was a very bizarre project that involve a huge amount of finance, labor work and the cooperation and communication of various different agencies that were involved in the construction.

Discussion

Evaluation of the project

Project Management Area

Inception phase

Scope Management

Poor

Time Management

Very Good

Cost Management

Poor

Quality Management

Poor

Human Resource Management

Very Good

Risk Management

Poor

Integration Management

Poor

Procurement Management

Very Poor

Communication Management

Good

Strengths and Weaknesses in Each Area

Scope Management

The best example to identify the weakness of scope management is the absence of a change control program that should have circumvented by all the parties involved that includes the bankers, stakeholders etc. The paper effectively describes that this missing aspect is perhaps the biggest reason behind why the Scope of the project was not reasonably well defined. Hence, it cannot be considered satisfactory. The scope was a little vague when it came to the management of certain risks. The owners and planners of the project had an idea of the goals they wished to achieve however it seems they lack the understanding of how they wish to achieve them.

Time Management

The project can be certainly be credited for the way it managed the many other activities and their timely execution. The paper explains effectively of how the timely decision making played an important part in completing the project in a relatively less duration. For example, the paper explains that there were 11 tunnel-boring machines for the sake of constructing 12 tunneling faces, highlights that the scheduling for the project was done very carefully.

Cost Management

The paper declares that this is the area where the project could have done a lot better. The fact that the founders of the project realized that there funds for the project were solely to come from the private sources only should have made them more careful while making the budget for the project. The basic drawback in this aspect can be simply blamed on the lack of scope definition and the absence of change management. Hence, a more well-defined scope would have helped in better cost estimation and management. The best example, according ...