An Overview of MAE Company

Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................3
1.1 Overview of the company................................................................................3
1.2 Wind Turbines Technology.............................................................................3
1.3 Project overview..............................................................................................4
2 Purpose and scope...............................................................................................4
2.1 Project scope management............................................................................4
2.1.1 Project scope description.........................................................................4
2.1.2 Project Acceptance Criteria......................................................................5
2.1.3 Project Exclusions....................................................................................5
2.1.4 Project Constraints...................................................................................5
3. Goals and Objectives............................................................................................5
4. Assumptions of the projects..................................................................................6
5. SWOT analysis......................................................................................................6
5.1 Strength...........................................................................................................7
5.2 Weakness:.......................................................................................................7
5.3 Opportunities...................................................................................................7
5.4 Threats............................................................................................................8
6. Project Plan Approach...........................................................................................8
6.1 Mapping of project stakeholder.......................................................................9
7. Work Breakdown structure (WBS)......................................................................10
8. Project Timeline...................................................................................................11
9. Budget of the Project...........................................................................................12
10. McKinsey 7s Framework..................................................................................14
11. Communication plan and strategy....................................................................15
12. Stakeholder Analysis........................................................................................16
13. Discussion........................................................................................................17
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14. Conclusion.....................................................................................................18
References.................................................................................................................19
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1. Introduction
A project management plan is a formal, approved document that lays out how the
project will be carried out, monitored, and controlled. It could be brief or
comprehensive, and it could include one or more subsidiary management plans and
other planning papers. The goal of a management plan is to specify the method that
the Project team will take to deliver the project's targeted project management
scope. The plan is created by the project manager with input from the project team
and key stakeholders. At the very least, the project team and key stakeholders
should agree on and accept the strategy.
1.1 Overview of the company
MidAmerican Energy Company (MAE) is a US-based energy company that delivers
electricity, natural gas, and wind energy to clients in Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, and
Nebraska. Berkshire Hathaway Energy is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway
(Bloomberg, 2019). In 2004, the company began investing in renewable energy
technology, and by 2014, wind turbines provided 30% of the entire energy generated
by the company. In 2018, MAE unveiled a large-scale wind energy project that would
help the corporation achieve its goal of using 100 percent renewable energy (Hill,
2018).
1.2 Wind Turbines Technology
Wind energy production has several environmental and financial advantages. It
produces no greenhouse gas emissions and has comparable costs to fossil-fuel-
based energy sources. Wind turbines provide mechanical power by harvesting wind
flow in the atmosphere (Jain, 2010). A generator then converts this mechanical
energy into electrical energy for distribution. Horizontal-axis and vertical-axis wind
turbines are the two types of wind turbines. Horizontal axis wind turbines are the
most common type today. The cost, energy output, and mean time before failure
(MTBF) of wind turbines are all calculated before they are built (Korpela, 2011). The
following are the three major components of wind turbine generators:
1. The blades, rotor hub, and pitch mechanism make up the rotor system.
2. Nacelle: Main shaft, generator, gearbox, and yaw mechanism are all part of
the nacelle.
3. The base and the tower.
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1.3 Project overview
The planned project would include the building of a single 2.1 MW wind turbine in
Des Moines, Iowa, with a total project budget of US $2,373,845.23 (about US $2.4
million) and completion in three weeks (Hewwit, Margetts, & Revell, 2017). The
project's construction phase would cost roughly USD 260,000. (approx.).
2 Purpose and scope
The scope, goals, objectives, time, expenses, and hazards associated with the
construction of a wind turbine are all outlined in this project management report. In
terms of managing the numerous tasks and ensuring that the project stays on budget
and on schedule, project management becomes incredibly important in this project.
All components of the wind turbine project are overseen by project managers,
including budgeting, site evaluation, and construction (Office of Energy Efficiency &
Renewable Energy, 2019).
2.1 Project scope management
Project Scope Management is defined as "the processes required to ensure that the
project includes all of the work required, and only the work required, to execute the
project successfully," according to the PMBOK Guide (Hewwit, Margetts, & Revell,
2017). The success of this project hinges on the effective definition and mapping of
project scope.
2.1.1 Project scope description
1. The installation of a wind turbine in Des Moines, Iowa is part of this project.
2. The following activities will be included in the building phase, which is the
most relevant to this project report:
3. Surveying and installing geopiers.
4. laying the foundation.
5. delivering the equipment.
6. assembling and installing the tower.
7. installing the rotor system.
8. commissioning the turbine.
9. When the blades are completely extended, the wind turbine will stand 442 feet
tall, with a rotor diameter of 354 feet and a foundation diameter of 100 feet.
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