2012 London Olympics Management of A Large Project Case Study Assignment
Term Paper Brief
- A) Select ONE ONLY of the following projects▪ The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (HS1) (NOT the Channel Tunnel Project)▪ London Heathrow Terminal Five
▪ The 2012 London Olympics
▪ The Boston Central/Artery Tunnel (The “Big Dig”) (Boston MA, USA)▪ Thames Tideway Tunnel▪ Crossrail
▪ High Speed Two (HS2)
▪ Three Gorges Dam (People’s Republic of China)
▪ Another large project or programme approved by the Module Leader. - B) Briefly describe the project and demonstrate using available literature: the key challenges of the project/programme and its management noting in particular any aspect which has made the project/programme more difficult by the size/scale/complexity. (30% of marks)
- C) Analyse ONE ONLY of the following aspects of the project/programme (40% of marks): 1) Governance
- 2) Stakeholder Engagement
- 3) Risk Management
- 4) Benefits Realisation Management
- D) Discuss the findings from your analysis regarding the chosen project/programme and justify your proposals for how the aspects of the project or programme management analysed in C) could have been improved. (20% of marks)