Projects

Project management phase

1. Initiate

2. Plan

3. Execute / Control

4. Close / Evaluate

What do you think each involves?

Listening

Fill in the gaps on your handout:

Project Management Explained Simply

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LSnINglkQA&feature=related (2.42 min)

at Better Business Learning

Norman Foster Millau viaduct

The largest (2.4km) cable supported bridge in Europe over a river.

At 270 m above the river to span the gap between the plateaux on either side of the river.

7 pillars instead of the usual 2 or 3. The bridge has a slight curve to avoid drivers

having the sensation of floating.

Project: London’s Heathrow Airport: Terminal 5

Heathrow Terminal 5 – aerial view

Reading p. 18

1 a – tricky building techniques

b – need to interface w/ other transport links

c – complex electronic systems to install

2 a – managing the project itself

b – outsourcing to a project management group

Reading: p. 18 (2)

3 a – limited access (one entry point)

b – limited storage (two days)

4 a – delays/glitches, increasing th ecosts

b – legal problems, haggling

c – work shuts down; therefore, time runs short

Vocabulary 1 p. 18

2 … outsourcing

3 … bid lowest

4 … an incentive to do a good job

5 … bigger priority

Homework assignment

Do some research on how successful the T5 project was.

Do the following exercises: P. 19/ 2, 3, 4 P. 19 / Practice (fill in the gaps in the text)

Vocabulary 2, p. 19

1 glitches2 delays 3 haggling4 shuts down5 behind schedule6 runs short7 goes wrong8 negligence

Vocabulary 3 p. 19

1 took over 2 take down 3 taking place 4 take on

Practice: p.19

2 take place

3 on time

4 budget

5 delays

6 glitches

7 behind schedule

8 took over

Further discussion: Video links

Heathrow terminal chaos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtD0pQC8OJ0 (4:04)

University of Brighton, Brighton Business School

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFEuzPgkQTc (46 min)

Watch from 32:39 for problems after opening

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has waived his right to the bonus he is entitled to after the airline racked up almost £1bn in profits in the past year. Mr Walsh is due the cash after BA hit long-standing financial targets, but is passing because of the shambolic opening

of Heathrow's new Terminal 5 earlier this year.

Chronemics

The study of the use of time in nonverbal communication. The way that one perceives and values time, structures time and reacts to time frames communication.

Include punctuality, willingness to wait and interactions.

Time can be used as an indicator of status

monochronic v polychronic time systems

In a monochronic time system:

things are done one at a time

time is segmented into precise, small units.

Under this system time is scheduled, arranged and managed.

In a polychronic time system

a more fluid approach is taken to scheduling time

tradition and relationships valued more than tasks

multitasking is common.