Case Study
Business Project Management: Case study of a project
P1 –Outline the stages of the project life cycle for a selected project
London 2012 Games Construction Project
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games created the need for a major regeneration and constructions programme to provide the venues and infrastructure needed to stage the games. The project was extensive, technically and politically challenging and up against a fixed deadline of July 2012. The publicly funded body established in 2006, Olympic Delivery Authority, was in charge of completing the project and turning the vision of the Games in to reality. They had to ensure that the project would; * Provide value for money * Satisfies government, the media, local residents and the public at large * That the project stays on track to provide the infrastructure required to host the Games, and to provide a lasting legacy for London and the UK
There were many stages involved in the 7 year project life cycle of creating the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. Organisation | Period | Activity | London Development Agency/ODA | Year 1 (2006-2007) | Planning and land assembly | Olympic Delivery Authority | Year 2 (to Beijing 2008) | Demolish, dig and design | | Year 3 (to 27 July 2009) | The build of foundations | | Year 4 (to 27 July 2010) | The build of structures | | Year 5 (to 27 July 2011) | Completion of the build | London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games | Year 6 (to 2012) | Testing and commissioning the Olympic and Paralympic Games | Olympic Park Legacy Company | 2012 onwards | Conversion of the park and venues to permanent legacy configuration, re-opening to the public |
The first stage of the project was agreeing precise specification (Terms or Reference) for the project, this means that it creates a measurable accountability for anyone that needs or wants to assess how the project is going or its success on completion at any time. The project
P1 –Outline the stages of the project life cycle for a selected project
London 2012 Games Construction Project
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games created the need for a major regeneration and constructions programme to provide the venues and infrastructure needed to stage the games. The project was extensive, technically and politically challenging and up against a fixed deadline of July 2012. The publicly funded body established in 2006, Olympic Delivery Authority, was in charge of completing the project and turning the vision of the Games in to reality. They had to ensure that the project would; * Provide value for money * Satisfies government, the media, local residents and the public at large * That the project stays on track to provide the infrastructure required to host the Games, and to provide a lasting legacy for London and the UK
There were many stages involved in the 7 year project life cycle of creating the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. Organisation | Period | Activity | London Development Agency/ODA | Year 1 (2006-2007) | Planning and land assembly | Olympic Delivery Authority | Year 2 (to Beijing 2008) | Demolish, dig and design | | Year 3 (to 27 July 2009) | The build of foundations | | Year 4 (to 27 July 2010) | The build of structures | | Year 5 (to 27 July 2011) | Completion of the build | London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games | Year 6 (to 2012) | Testing and commissioning the Olympic and Paralympic Games | Olympic Park Legacy Company | 2012 onwards | Conversion of the park and venues to permanent legacy configuration, re-opening to the public |
The first stage of the project was agreeing precise specification (Terms or Reference) for the project, this means that it creates a measurable accountability for anyone that needs or wants to assess how the project is going or its success on completion at any time. The project