This document discusses questions about a failed project and identifies key problems and risks. It examines factors contributing to failures of the DIA project and BAE sub-project, including lack of early stakeholder involvement, too many changes late in the project, and leadership issues after a key leader passed away. It also considers options for how DiFonso at BAE should respond to penalties imposed by the city for delays and overruns.
This document discusses questions about a failed project and identifies key problems and risks. It examines factors contributing to failures of the DIA project and BAE sub-project, including lack of early stakeholder involvement, too many changes late in the project, and leadership issues after a key leader passed away. It also considers options for how DiFonso at BAE should respond to penalties imposed by the city for delays and overruns.
Original Description:
Project Analysis (Power Point showing the various slides on how to analyse Project)
This document discusses questions about a failed project and identifies key problems and risks. It examines factors contributing to failures of the DIA project and BAE sub-project, including lack of early stakeholder involvement, too many changes late in the project, and leadership issues after a key leader passed away. It also considers options for how DiFonso at BAE should respond to penalties imposed by the city for delays and overruns.
This document discusses questions about a failed project and identifies key problems and risks. It examines factors contributing to failures of the DIA project and BAE sub-project, including lack of early stakeholder involvement, too many changes late in the project, and leadership issues after a key leader passed away. It also considers options for how DiFonso at BAE should respond to penalties imposed by the city for delays and overruns.
to the projects failure? 2. Who do you feel is most at fault? (Pena, Webb, DiFonso, Others?) 3. What might Webb have done differently when he became Mayor? 4. As Gene DiFonso, what would you have done differently to avoid problems faced at the end? 5. How should DiFonso respond to Mayor Webbs decision to impose a $12,000 per day penalty and a $50 million penalty?
Key Problems 1. Pre-project planning and selection process
2. Leadership
3. Project Management and Implementation Two Projects DIA Project BAE Sub-Project Macro Problems with the DIA Project 1. Oversold by politicians and corporate stakeholders 2. Too much involvement of local people leading to coordination issues 1. Too many contractors 3. Financial pressures forced short project time-frame 1. Bonds had to be repayed from Jan 1, 1994 4. Lack of stakeholder involvement early on 1. Too many changes by stakeholders later on
The BAE project Why did BAE take it up? Revenue of $175.6 Million from this project is greater than annual revenue of $100 Million United is a long-term customer and BAE is anxious to help them What did DiFonso do to mitigate risk? Several contractual agreements The BAE Project Why did these agreements not hold-up? Slingers death was an important event. Relationships were changed During the project what could DiFonso have done? Contacted Webb directly? Maintained a detailed roster of events leading to delays for claims analysis? What kinds of control systems should he have had? Project Analysis Risk Category DIA/BAE Status 1. Strategic Validity and Importance Not economically valid for DIA but perhaps politically necessary 2. Project Size Large size but many expert consultants were roped in and BAE stood to make good revenues Project Analysis Risk Category DIA/BAE Status 3. Project Structure Extremely complex and needed strong leadership. Perhaps this was missing after Slingers death. Too many changes were made BAE may not have had expertise in such large projects BAE should have been involved early on DiFonso did not have enough influence outside BAE Not enough time What should DiFonso do now? Sue the city? Attempt to renegotiate? Use BAEs political connections with United to influence United to put pressure on the city? Accept the citys demands?