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Railway Project - Alice-Darwin Railway

Railway Project Questions -

Was it an internal or external project? Give rationale.  

Identify at least 7 major stakeholders for the project.

What were the needs / expectation of each stakeholder?

Identify and describe at least 4 most important resources used in the project.

State 3 alternative approaches for the project (i.e. different forms of transportation).

In your opinion, was the railway approach the best approach to have been selected?  Support your rationale using PV, NPV, IRR, B/C. (1 page)

Provide a Level 3 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for this project. (1 page)

Create a network diagram for the project using the activities in the WBS. (1 page)

Using a GANTT chart, provide a high-level schedule for the project. (1 page)

Provide a high-level budget (or cost breakdown) for the project. (1 page)

What were the 2 major / broad categories of risks in the project?

Using a table / bullets, list at least 10 individual risks ranked by severity and project phase (i.e. pre-construction & post-construction). (1 page)

Describe at least 7 things that were done /could have been done to mitigate the risks.

Was the project a success? Support with rationales.

Was there enough outsourcing in the project? Explain.

Describe at least 3 lessons that can be learned from this project.

Other - Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion (one paragraph each)

Other Considerations

Other - APA (Times New Roman, 12, double- spaced, in-text citations, grammar, reference list, etc)

Railway Project-Out

1. Abstract

2. Introduction

3. Was it an internal or external project?

4. Identify at least 7 major stakeholders for the project.

5. What were the needs / expectation of each stakeholder?

6. Identify and describe at least 4 most important resources used in the project.

7. State 3 alternative approaches for the project.

8. The best approach

Present Value - PV

Net present value - NPV

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Benefit Cost Ratio (B/C)

Level 3 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

9. Network Diagram

10. High-Level Budget

11. Major broad categories of risks in the project.

12. Individual risks ranked by severity and project phase.

13. 7 things that were done /could have been done to mitigate the risks

14. Was the project a success?

15. Was there enough outsourcing in the project? Explain.

16. 3 lessons that can be learned from this project

17. Conclusion

18. References