Rajiv Misra XLRI

Time: 15 minutes

Name: Bhuvan B S
User ID/Reg ID: 102228
The 2H Project: sHape and Hoover Dam

Debriefing Questions (put your views and then answer the same questions in your group)

1.0 What were the similarities between the project you participated in and the Hoover Dam project?

i. Deviating cost against to initial projections

ii. Resource Needed V/s available V/s Utilization.
iii. Planning effectively by considering all the risk factors
iv. Re- planning is necessary if something fails in between.

2.0 What are the Things that went right and Things that went wrong in the project?

Things that went Right Things that went wrong

Shapes Shapes

Hoover Hoover
3.0 What do you think would be the main role of the Project Manager based on your experience in
performing and watching these projects?

i. Planning with a Team, Teamwork enables for better ideas and results.
ii. A goal is required (Milestone to achieve)
iii. Consider Risk factors from all the side of it.
iv. Creating Prototypes
v. Regular Communication with all the parties and monitor/ control every stage of planning.
vi. Replanning wherever is required based on challenges/ observations.

4.0 Why was the quality of the drawing on the shape not ‘so good’?

The better and detailed drawings were never considered initially, could be because of the level of
details were not defined.

5.0 What do you think would be the common processes/activities in all projects?

i. Detailed Planning
ii. Risk factors
iii. Timeline mapping
iv. Resource Mapping
v. Setting milestone
vi. Regular monitoring/ Control
vii. Stakeholder management
viii. Replanning wherever is required
6.0 What would be your reaction the statement ‘ A successful project manager in IT can be successful
in a Road project i.e. a successful project manager anywhere can be successful anywhere’

1.0 a) Stakeholder Analysis for Hoover Dam

SL Name of Stakeholder Likely Concerns

1 Project manager – Frank
Crowe
2 Construction workers/
Supervisors/
3 Govt
4 Engineers
5 Contractors
6 Workers families
7 Union leader
(What would make them say the project was a success)
One working to plan and executing the planned project
Workers who are in on ground to deliver things as per the roles
Govt who invested more money for the better of people and the
future
Who helped to create basic structure that can be replicated in the
project
Who monitor for better results and quality delivery in Realtime
One who supported their better half’s, along with their lively hood
for this project
Who were with daily wage workers in the back to help them to get
right support in the right time
 1.0 b) Plot some of the Stakeholders on the Power Interest
Matrix

Keep Satisfied Key Player

Minimal Effort Keep Informed

HIGH

Government who organized and was Project manager/ Authorities

driving the execution.

P
O
W On ground workers
E
R On ground workers

LOW

LOW HIGH
INTEREST
 2.0 Identify some Risk Events

Id Risk Event Impact on Project Trigger Prevention Plan Contingency

(Identification of Plan
consequences)

1 Law issues Spreading issues Worker’s Regular in An authority who

on company/ Team health touch with can monitor and
issues, no workers. take care of labor
quality Taking care of as per the labor
checks for depends laws
workers wherever is
needed;
Safety checks

2 Water issues/ Flood Delay in delivery Increase in Safety Backup tunnels

water due
to natural
flows, Rain
etc

3 Labour issues Depending on n May leave Regular in Creating labor

same workers or asked to touch with backups from
leave workers. different sources
Taking care of
depends
wherever is
needed;
Safety checks
 3.0 Plot the risks on PROBABILTY IMPACT MATRIX

Floods, labor demands

HIGH

Labor issues/ rain/

I
M
P
A
C Law and order
T

LOW

LOW HIGH
PROBABILTY