BURJ KHALIFA

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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 Application of processes, methods, knowledge,

skills and experience to achieve the project
objectives

 Needed management-skills are

 Planning
 Organizing
 Motivating
 Controlling

 Management of the following resources

 Time
 Scope
 Quality
 Costs
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in connection with Burj Khalifa
 Atkinson’s defenition of project Management (1999)
 Set of aims and methods in order to achieve a unique task
 Should be accomplishment within a given amount of time
 Within a certain budget
 Within a certain standard or quality

 Aim of Burj Khalifa

 Build the tallest building
 Designed to be a milestone of ingenuity, inspiration and achievement
 Technically, the tower applied a mixed structure type between reinforced concrete and steel frame
 Increase safety and security against the strong winds from the coast
 was planned by the Dubai government with the aim of becoming a hub for finance, trade and tourism in Middle East

 Key factors of the project:

 Date:
 was conducted from January 2004 to October 2009
 definite date of start and finish
 Was completed within given periods
 Technology
 "3-day cycle“ - method which aims to raise the entire construction one story per every three days (Abdelrazaq, 2008)
 Technological innovation
 A combination of human ambition and hard science.
Success or failure of the project
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Success
+ Costs
+ Increased because of the design
+ The final construction was 100
meters higher than the original
design
+ Changes in interior design planning
+ Quality
+ Engineers did practice tests several
times to raise safety of the
construction
 It is too early to determine wether the project
was a success or failure!
Failure
 Costs
 planned costs were $876 million
dollars
 final cost were $1.5 billion dollar
 Time
 Originally the duration of the
project was set for 47 months
 Was completed nine months later
 Contributions of project outcomes
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 Burj Khalifa project contributes to the Dubia society

 People across the globe paid great attention to the building
 Diversifies the landmark structure of Dubai
 Many people already consider Burj Khalifa as the symbol of
Dubai
 Plays an important role
 As a business hub of Dubai
 As a tourist attraction
 Has a socio-economical impact for Dubai
 Companies settle
 New jobs are created
 Sources
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 http://www.ukessays.com/essays/economics/analys
is-of-the-burj-khalifa-tower-project-economics-
essay.php
 http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/About-Us-What-is-
Project-Management.aspx
 http://managementhelp.org/projectmanagement/
 http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/burj-
khalifa/3