MGT5IPM Assessment: Project Management Analysis of Snowy Hydro 2.0

Instructions

1. Submit a professional report for Snowy Hydro project 2.0 – a significant expansion of the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme, answering the following questions:
2. What do you see as the objectives of the Snowy Hydro project? Consider all stakeholders and benchmarks that the lead project manager should take into account beyond just the operational requirements. Which of these objectives is likely to be met? Which are in jeopardy? And why?
3. Given that the project involves multiple international stakeholders (WeBuild/Salini Impregilo—Italy for civil and infrastructure engineering; Lane Constructions—USA partners with WeBuild in the Future Generation Joint Venture; Voith Group—Germany for supplying hydroelectric equipment), how would you optimise the project's monitoring and control to improve its likelihood of meeting its objectives?
4. Identify what you consider to be the top four risks you would include in a risk management plan associated with this project. Briefly explain how you would respond to each of these risks.
5. What robust project management methodologies would you use to prevent “time-frame slippage”?

Expectations

• Your report should be presented in a report format. It needs to look and sound professional and be suitable for presentation.

• Please use materials from the subject and academic and professional publications (relevant and recent journal articles and books) to inform your discussion. We advise against using popular websites as the information contained within is frequently incorrect, which may jeopardise the project's success. A minimum of 10 references should be used to ensure a passing mark.

• We are looking for the thinking that supports your decisions and recommendations and the underpinning logic, not just how well you can repeat what you have been taught or have read.

Report Format

1. Cover page with the topic and student’s name

2. Executive summary (less than a page, in paragraphs and bullet points, summarising the report)

3. Table of contents page

4. Introduction of the report and project overview

5. Objectives (appropriate headings for Q1)

6. Optimising monitoring and control (appropriate headings for Q2)

7. Risk assessment (appropriate headings for Q3)

8. Management methodologies to prevent time slippage (appropriate headings for Q4)

9. Conclusion

10. List of references (listed in alphabetical order and APA referencing style)