Project concept and strategy-project planning

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1. Project Concept and Strategy

a. Was the Woody 2000 project well-conceived? Give reasons for your opinion.

b. What were Woody’s real objectives that could and should have been articulated?

c. What strategies were there for achieving these objectives? What would you recommend?

d. Did they consider other solutions? Give Examples. e. How would you gauge the project’s success? Could success be measured? If so, when?

2. Project Planning

a. What should be included in a Woody 2000 project plan? What use would it be?

b. Evaluate Woody's plans for managing the project, including their approach to contracting for professional services and construction work. What would you have done and would that change for successive phases of the project?

3. Communication and People Management

a. Should Leadbetter have been left to run the project? Would training have helped?

b. How should the Woody 2000 project plan be communicated and when?

4. Cost Control a. Why was EID’s first price so high? Was their position reasonable?

b. When did Woody’s know they were in trouble with over expenditure? What was the result?

5. Facility Startup and Project Closeout

a. How was startup managed on the Woody project? How should it have been managed?

b. The Woody 2000 project was evidently not well run. Why? Give reasons for your opinion.

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