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    Failure Analysis at DMRC On July 12th 2009 a metro bridge that was under construction collapsed due to negligence by an office in-charge of the Badarpur Metro line. The failure of the bridge killed 6 and injured another 15 when the pier cap sheared from the connecting pillars. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation took major heat from this incident because the roadway was a major milestone of providing a reliable and easy mean of transportation to the capitol of India. The DMRC is considered the most

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    School of Continuing and Professional Education City University of Hong Kong BEng (Hons) Fire Engineering Semester B (12/13) Engineering Design Project (FV3201) Assignment 2 Instructor: Dr. Dominic Yu Student Name: Chan Man Hong Student ID card: 52654785 1. Select one “fire-rated timber/glazed door” system OR one “fire-rated panel” system in local market and review its fire test reports and assessment reports. a) Describe the door or panel system‚ material used and its application

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    MGMT 6320 Project Success and Failure Examples Chapter 1 Aaron Hart 1/18/2011   Table of Contents Project Failure Example- Space Station: Inadequate Planning and Design Led to Propulsion Module Project Failure. 3 Nature of the Project 3 Budget and Time Frame for the Project 3 Challenges Faced in the Project 4 Project Failure Results 4 Project Success Example- Fort Bliss Site Development Services- Nation’s Largest Military Communication Installation using Green Technology

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    PROJECT DEFINITION A project is defined as a unique set of co-ordinated activities with a finite duration‚ defined cost and performance parameters and clear outputs to support specific business objectives. [pic] IT-PROJECT DEFINITION An IT-enabled project is any business change activity‚ including programmes and projects‚ where the use of IT is critical to its success. WHEN A PROJECT FAILS? • Not meeting project goals‚ delivering requirements • Not delivering value

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    Answer 1: It projects deviate on many different dimensions. One of the characteristics of and IT project is that it will never finish on schedule at the same time‚ the longer it takes the more cost incurred. These are the main causes of project failure mentioned in the case study given. There are many other reasons why projects go out of track and fail. A few important reasons are discussed below. Lack of User Involvement End users are the most important of all throughout the project. They are

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    Why do so many IT Projects fail in the US? Project teams fail to deliver IT projects due to having limited knowledge on the technology‚ which inhibits proper project planning. Technical incompetence plus a lack of user input‚ leads to inadequate project requirements and specifications. Additionally‚ by not providing the right training or hiring project teams with the right experience‚ failure rates of projects will continue to be high. As such‚ the research of this paper will provide a comprehensive

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    Throughout the history of the world‚ there have been many failures. Examples of failures in history would be the Articles of Confederation‚ post-Civil War Reconstruction‚ and the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I. However‚ with each different failure in history‚ there are different reasons for why these failures occurred. Following the Civil War‚ there are many different reasons why Congress’ Reconstruction efforts to ensure equal rights to the freedmen failed. The main reason why Reconstruction

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    IT Project Implementation Failures Susan Ames HCS/483 February 16‚ 2012 Lee Edwards IT Project Implementation Failures Many steps must be taken in order to ensure successful IT implementation in health care organizations. Many health care organizations try to take short-cuts while implementing IT systems‚ and the result usually ends in failure. Today we will be discussing reasons for IT failure by identifying key indicators that minimize or eliminate IT project failures.

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    IT Project Implementation Failures HCS/483- Health Care Information Systems University of Phoenix January 13‚ 2014 David Reed IT Project Implementation Failures There are many reasons why project implementations fail. Some reasons include failure to identify company needs‚ failure to distinguish company needs and wants‚ and failure to assess technical competency of staff. Some IT projects fail prior to the actual implementation due to poor planning or lack of experience. Failing

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    IT Project Implementation Failures By: Jennifer Dobelstein University of Phoenix Professor: Jason Koller System implementation starts as soon as an organization has acquired the system and continues through the early stages that will follow through to when the day comes where the system can be in use by everyone! Also‚ the system means applying the plan that is discussed with the team and implementing all the factors together. An implantation process can most defiantly differ from one

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