It Project Management Assessment

Information Technology Project Management

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IT Project Management Assessment

Project Success Through Dynamic Leadership

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Outline

A. Abstract

B. Introduction

C. Methods

a. Develop Detailed Plan of Action

b. Cut Costs

c. Recruit Cheap Labor

d. Increase Morale

e. Worker Retainment

D. Results

f. Accountability

g. Safety

h. Savings

E. Conclusion

F. References

Abstract

In July 2004, Fluor Corporation was awarded a $533 million contract to plan, develop, construct, and bring online a new 242-megawatt coal plant for mining operations in Dunphy, Nevada. The customer, Newmont Nevada Energy Investment Ltd., sought to eliminate the power costs associated with the local energy grid, which accounted for 25% of the mine’s total operational costs. After years of planning and team building, unforeseen obstacles presented themselves, threatening to slow or even halt the project. Nonetheless, the project leaders remained vigilant and proceeded to overcome the setbacks, resulting in a successful rollout of the new energy plant, which was completed 10 weeks ahead of schedule. This early delivery translated to nearly $25 million in savings. The new energy plant has an availability of greater than 99% uptime, also exceeding the customer requirement of 94%.

Pictured above is the new 242-megawatt coal-fired power plant engineered, procured, constructed, and commissioned by Fluor for Newmont Mining.

Introduction

As Fluor Corporation prepared to kick off the Newmont Nevada Energy Investment Ltd. project to construct a new energy plant in the middle of the desert, the project managers believed they had foreseen and properly managed all possible risks that could occur. They were shocked however, by the indirect effects of Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005 and left the project with a...