project management leadership, skills, planning and control

project management leadership, skills, plannin" rel="nofollow">ing and control ASSIGNMENT CASE STUDY INTRODUCTION : Edin" rel="nofollow">inburgh Trams is a tramway in" rel="nofollow">in Edin" rel="nofollow">inburgh, Scotland, operated by Transport for Edin" rel="nofollow">inburgh. It is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) lin" rel="nofollow">ine between York Place in" rel="nofollow">in New Town and Edin" rel="nofollow">inburgh Airport, with 15 stops. Construction began in" rel="nofollow">in June 2008, but after encounterin" rel="nofollow">ing a number of delays it did not open until 31 May 2014. The scheme had an in" rel="nofollow">initial estimated cost of £375 million in" rel="nofollow">in 2003, but by May 2008, when contracts were signed, the cost had risen to £521 million. After extra in" rel="nofollow">interest payments are factored in" rel="nofollow">in, the fin" rel="nofollow">inal cost is expected to top £1 billion. Assignment Brief : The Dundee City Council who is seekin" rel="nofollow">ing to develop a tram system of its own has recently appoin" rel="nofollow">inted you. They have concerns over the problems that Edin" rel="nofollow">inburgh had with their tram project. Your assignment is to write a report on the prospective Dundee tram system as a project – considerin" rel="nofollow">ing what is likely to go well and what not so well. Your report should therefore focus on the project management aspects in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the key risks e.g. loss of money and overrunnin" rel="nofollow">ing its schedule and not meetin" rel="nofollow">ing the performance requirements expected from a in" rel="nofollow">infrastructure project of this type. Produce a detailed busin" rel="nofollow">iness case and project plan, and any recommendations to Dundee City Council Project Board that you consider appropriate. You need to use those sub-headin" rel="nofollow">ings below and add more. • Introduction • Project objectives • Project key in" rel="nofollow">information • Project mandate and sponsor • Project description • Performance Measurement/ Management of quality • Stakeholder analysis • Project Scope Management • Project Schedule and Plan • Resources to be used in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing project budget • Critical success factors (CSFs) • Project Constrain" rel="nofollow">ints and Risks • Communications to be used • Possible success/ failure factors for this project • Considerations concernin" rel="nofollow">ing future operations