Assessment 1: Case Study - The New Royal Adelaide Hospital

Case Study Overview

In February 2011 construction began on the new Royal Adelaide Hospital (nRAH) project. With an
initial

budget of $1.7B (AUD) and a completion date of May 2016, this was to become one of the most

expensive buildings ever constructed. Throughout the project a number of quality issues were

encountered. For this assignment, you are required to analyse this project in order to identify and

discuss these project quality issues.

Finding Relevant Information

You should begin by reviewing the material covered in the unit. You should also ensure that you are

familiar with the textbook, articles referred to in the various modules, and PMOK. You should also
find

and read material produced by the Auditor General (AG) of South Australia. The AG reported to the

State Parliament in 2015 and provided a Supplementary Report in 2017 and a follow up report in
2018,

and these reports provide useful background information and summarise some of the core issues.
You

can find these reports at https://www.audit.sa.gov.au/publications. This should be the starting

point

for your research for this case study. Remember, since this is a post-graduate project management
unit,

the marking rubrics require you to provide critical thought and solid references back to existing
project

management and general quality theory and practice. This also includes researching published

academic papers and synthesising them to draw out the relevant themes that will underpin the work

you will be producing.

As outlined in the Assessment Summary above, the Assessment 1 is an individual Case Study

Assessment 1 Notes:

• However for Assessment 1b the maximum case study length is 3,000 words. For Assessment 1b

this does not include the reference list.

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• Please state the word count at the end of the case study. • Words beyond 3,000 will not be
assessed toward Assessment 1b. • ECU uses the APA 6th references, and your work must comply
with these standards. Consider

using Endnote to help automate this process (see ECU library for more information). •