Project Management

1. Rajiv Misra XLRI
Time: 15 minutes
Name:
The 2H Project: sHape and Hoover Dam
Debriefing Questions (put yourviews and then answer the same questions in yourgroup)
1.0 What were the similarities between the project you participated in and the Hoover Dam project?
Adequate resource & manpower planning, project scheduling, execution & monitoring were done
at different stages of project. Prototyping, rescheduling, replanning was involved in both the
project at every milestone setpoint.
2.0 What are the Things that went right and Things that went wrong in the project?
Things that went Right Things that went wrong
Shapes Shapes
Resource planning was adequate (scissors,
Ruler & paper) Time was not managed properly.
Adequate cost was allocated. Milestone was not defined.
Hoover Hoover
Proper Site visit was done with scheduling of Employees health factor & basic necessity were
Activities. challenged for the project
External barrier like rock, water was given
due consideration.
3.0 What do you think would be the main role of the Project Managerbased on yourexperience in
performing and watching these projects?
-A Project manager role starts from successfulinitiation of project planning, prototyping,
executing, monitoring, controlling, scheduling,setting target & achieving them. He should also
replan & reschedule the project accordingly.
4.0 Why was the quality of the drawing on the shape not ‘so good’?
-The drawing part was mentioned at the end of the contract clause, although after knowing that we
should have replanned and scheduled it accordingly, but we failed. No time and importance was
given to the drawing part as to whether it should be done before or after the finished prototype as
for the feasibility.

2. 5.0 What do you think would be the common processes/activities in all projects ?
-1. Project planning
-2. Prototyping
-3. Prioritizing
-4. Execution
-5. Scheduling
-6. Setting milestone
-7. Risk assessment
-8. Commissioning and closure of project
6.0 What would be your reaction the statement ‘ A successfulproject manager in IT can be successful
in a Road project i.e. a successfulproject manager anywhere can be successfulanywhere’
-The above statement totally justifies project manager from any background.
The main duty of the project manager is to utilize his resources at different stage of project i.e
planning, prototyping,execution, and commissioning and to find the critical in those phases and
monitor these phases and schedule and replan them accordingly.
1.0 a) Stakeholder Analysis for Hoover Dam
SL Name of
Stakeholder
Likely Concerns
(What would make them say the project was a success)
1. Government Timely & effectiveness of project
2. Top Management Doing the project as per set goals
3. Project Team Doing project effectively, timely & as per demand.
4. Contractor Making the most out of the investment.
5. Supplier Fulfilling the requirement sufficiently & effectively.
6. Customer Getting the benefits from the project effectively.

3. 1.0 b) Plot some of the Stakeholders on the Power Interest
Matrix
Keep Satisfied Key Player
Minimal Effort Keep Informed
HIGH
LOW
LOW HIGH
Government
Local authority
Project Top Management
Project Team Members
Contractors
Sub-contractors
Labor
End User
Customer
Suppliers
P
O
W
E
R
INTEREST

4. 2.0 Identify some Risk Events
Id Risk Event Impact on
Project
(Identification
of
consequences)
Trigger Prevention
Plan
Contingency
Plan
1 Natural Calamities Project delay &
capital loss
Prioritizing
different
stages of
execution
2 Union Strikes Project delay &
exceeding in
budget
Poor HR
manage
ment
Following &
setting HR
Policies

5. 3.0 Plot the risks on PROBABILTY IMPACT MATRIX
HIGH
LOW
LOW HIGH
Govt policies Natural Calamity
End User Supplier
I
M
P
A
C
T
PROBABILTY