The document discusses the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. It provides details on its construction including its height of 828 meters making it the tallest building and man-made structure in the world. While the building was a success in terms of quality, its cost exceeded the planned budget and it took longer to build than originally planned, making it a failure according to the "Iron Triangle" measure of a project's schedule, resources, and quality.

1. BurjKhalifa
Made by: Nikolay Oleynikov

2. Table of Content
 Introduction
 Building Plan
 World Records
 Success vs Failure
 Iron Triangle
 Conclusion
 References

3. Introduction
 Location – Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
 Construction started – 6
January 2004
 Completed – 30 December
2009
 Height – 828m
 Floor area –309,473 m2

4. Building Plan
 Observation deck on the
124th Floor
 900 apartment residences
 Armani Hotel
 49 floors of corporate
office suites
 3000 underground parking
spaces

5. World Records
 The tallest building
 The tallest man-made structure on land ever
 The tallest elevator in a building
 The highest restaurant
 The highest residences

6. Plan Outcome
 The planned cost – $876
million
 The planned time – 47
months (almost 4 years)
 The planned height –
728m.
 The real cost – $1.5
billion
 The real time – 56
months
 The actual height –
828m.
Success vs Failure

7. Iron Triangle
 Schedule (Time) – failure
 Resources (Cost) – failure
 Quality – success

8. Conclusion
FAILURE

9. References
 Burj Khalifa - The World Federation of Great Towers. (n.d.). Retrieved
October 25, 2015. http://www.great-towers.com/towers/burj-khalifa/
 Burj Khalifa - The Skyscraper Center. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2015.
http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/burj-khalifa/3
 Every Project plan is a triangle. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2015.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Every-Project-plan-is-a-triangle-
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 Karrar-Lewsley, T. (2012, July 2). Great Heights, Low Returns. Retrieved
October 25, 2015.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1000142405270230489870457748259160816
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 8 Burj Khalifa records for Skyscraper Day. (2014, September 3). Retrieved
October 24, 2015. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/9/8-burj-
khalifa-records-for-skyscraper-day-59996