Failure of Berlin Brandenburg Airport

This presentation discusses the reasons behind the failure of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport project, including tenant issues, location issues, safety concerns, and more. It also analyzes the control systems used in the project and the factors contributing to cost and time overruns. The presentation concludes with suggestions for project management actions to enhance the chances of successful completion.

Presentation on A
FAILURE PROJECT
Berlin Brandenburg
Airport, GERMANY

SNAPSHOT OF THE PROJECT

INTRODUCTION
The foremost objective of this presentation is to
highlight a failed project of the Berlin
Brandenburg Airport. There are lots of reasons
behind the failure of this project which will be
discussed in the following slide.

MAJOR REASONS BEHIND THE PROJECT FAILURE
Tenant Issues Lufthansa opted out from the project
Location
Issue
The location of the new airport was
not very much convincing according
to the sponsors of this project
(Fiedler and Wendler 2016).
Safety
concerns
Flaws in safety control is the other
reason of project failure (Geraldi and
Stingl 2016.)
Transportatio
n issue
Fraudulent activities of the
stakeholders is the other reason
behind this failed project (Hilbrandt
2017).
Administrati Essential internal stakeholders

MAJOR REASONS BEHIND THE PROJECT FAILURE
Check in delays The delay of project activities by the
staff members can be the other reason
behind the project failure
Bankruptcy Bankruptcy is the other reason
behind the project failure (Lopez,
Mascione, and Liu 2017).

CONTROL SYSTEMS
THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF CONTROL SYSTEMS WHICH
WEE CONSIDERED IN THIS FAILED PROJECT ARE LISTED BELOW.
COST: COST CONTROL SYSTEM WAS USED TO MANAGE THE
BUDGET OF THIS PROJECT.
SCHEDULE: EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT WAS CONSIDERED
BY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES TO MANAGE THE ENTIRE
SCHEDULE OF THIS PROJECT.

CONTROL SYSTEMS
SCOPE: THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF THIS
PROJECT WAS MANAGED USING THE
SCOPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
QUALITY: QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM
WAS USED TO IDENTIFY THE QUALITY OF
SERVICE IN EACH PHASE OF THIS
PROJECT

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CONTROL SYSTEM
THE CONTROL SYSTEMS USED IN THIS PROJECT
SHOULD HAVE BEEN MANAGED AND CONTROLLED
BY PROFESSIONAL EXPERTS AS EACH OF THE
CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED TO ACCOMPLISH THE
TARGET.
FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE
CONCURRENT CONTROL SHOULD HAVE BEEN
CONSIDERED IN THIS PROJECT IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS THE COST AND TIME OVER-RUN ISSUES.

ANALYSIS OF THE REASONS
OF COST OVER RUN
COST: THE INITIAL COST OF THIS PROJECT WAS
€4.3 BILLION. EU COMMISSION PROVIDED AN
ADDITIONAL BUDGET OF €6.9 BILLION, GERMAN
GOVERNMENT PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL BUDGET
OF €132 MILLION (LUKE ET AL., 2017).
THE FAULTY FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM HAD TO BE
REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT PREDICTED DURING
PROJECT PLAN PHASE AS A RESULT THE TOTAL COST
OF THE PROJECT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT WITHIN THE DEADLINE.

ANALYSIS OF THE REASONS
OF TIME OVER RUN
TIME: BANKRUPTCY IS ONE OF THE MAJOR
FACTORS BEHIND THE TIME OVER-RUNNING
OF THE PROJECT. DISRUPTIONS IN THE
MANAGEMENT LEVEL ALSO STRETCHED THE
DELAY TIME OF THIS PROJECT.

PROJECT
EXECUTION TEAM
COST OVER-RUN SITUATION: THE PROJECT
EXECUTION TEAM FAILED TO UNDERSTAND
THE EXACT FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT OF
THIS PROJECT AS THEY DID NOT CONSIDERED
THE OVERHEAD COST OF THIS PROJECT SUCH
AS THE INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE
CABLE WIRES (WAGNER 2016).

PROJECT
EXECUTION TEAM
TIME OVER-RUN SITUATION: THE PROJECT
EXECUTION TEAM OF THIS PROJECT FAILED
TO CALCULATE THE TOTAL TIME REQUIRED IN
THIS PROJECT AS IT DID NOT CONSIDERED
ADVERSE BUSINESS CONDITIONS SUCH AS
THE MISSING OF MATERIAL NEEDED IN THIS
PROJECT SUCH AS THE SMOKE DETECTORS.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE PROBLEMS
THE ISSUE OF THE FAULTY FIRE
PROTECTION SYSTEM WHICH IS ONE OF
THE REASON BEHIND THE COST OVER-
RUN OF THIS PROJECT WHICH IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BANKRUPTCY
ISSUE (WAGNER 2017).
THE COST OF THE SOUND PROOFING
HOME WHICH IS THE REASON BEHIND
THE COST OVER-RUN OF THE PROJECT IS

NEED AND INFLUENCE OF
THE STAKEHOLDERS
THE PRIMARY
STAKEHOLDERS OF
THE PROJECT HAD
NO INFLUENCE ON
THE OUTCOME OF
THE PROJECT.
STAKEHOLDER
MANAGEMENT
PLAN SHOULD
HAVE BEEN USED
TO IDENTIFY THE
REASONS BEHIND

NEED AND INFLUENCE OF
THE STAKEHOLDERS
ALL THE
BUSINESS
DECISION OF
THIS PROJECT
SHOULD HAVE
BEEN MANAGED
AND
MONITORED BY
THE PRIMARY
STAKEHOLDERS.
IT COULD HAVE

ANALYSIS OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
3 STEP ACTION PLAN CAN BE BENEFICIAL
FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS OF THIS PROJECT
TO ENHANCE THE CHANCES OF
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.
Steps Explanation
Identify the risks Brainstorming could have
monitored each level of this
project.
Analyze and delegate the task Resource management plan
can be useful to priorities the
each activity of this project.
SCHEMES Space, Cash, Helpers,
Equipment’s, Materials,
Expertise and Systems can

CONCL
USION
THE PRESENTATION HELPS IN CONCLUDING
THE REASONS BEHIND THE FAILED PROJECT
SUCH AS THE TENANT ISSUES, LOCATION
ISSUES AND SAFETY CONCERNS. THE
RANGE OF CONTROL SYSTEM USED IN THE
PROJECT SUCH AS EVM CAN BE
DETERMINED FROM THE PRESENTATION AS
WELL. THE REASON BEHIND THE COST AND
TIME OVERRUN CAN ALSO BE IDENTIFIED
FROM THE PRESENTATION. ANALYSIS OF THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IDENTIFIED
ISSUES CAN ALSO BE PRESENTED IN THE

CONCL
USION
• CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS SUCH AS
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SHOULD
HAVE BEEN USED TO AVOID THE DELAY IN
THE PROJECT.
• ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS COULD HAVE
IMPROVED THE ADVERSE SITUATION.
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES
SUCH AS THE WATERFALL PROJECT
MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY CAN BE
VERY MUCH IMPORTANT TO MANAGE

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