This document discusses the importance of procurement management in the New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) project and highlights the issues faced during its execution. It emphasizes the need for proper planning, risk management, and project control to address these issues and ensure successful project implementation.
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1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT Reply to Post 1 Yes, I completely agree to the fact that it is necessary for a procurement manager to have a control on the sourcing and acquisition process. The procurement activities associated with any project should meet the organizational requirements and objectives. There is no denying the fact thatNew Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) project is a complex project with varied set of objectives. Therefore, it was quite necessary for the project officials to follow a planned process of project implementation. On evaluating the New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) project report it is found out that there have been certain issues in procurement bundles associated with the scope, time and scope of the project. I agree to the fact that those issues could have been managed if proper administration and monitoring the contract compliance. The New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) project has however showed efficient risk management to minimise the major risks associated with the project. I agree to the fact that although the risk management process was properly executed in New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) project, the project status reporting was not at all conducted on timely basis or as per the set guidelines that added to the difficulties in project execution (Auditor General’s Department, 2015). There was an increasing pressure on the government to address the major issues in terms of scope, budget and project schedule (Kerzner,& Kerzner, 2017). An improved risk management was necessary in New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) project which could have helped in reducing the risks associated with the procurement process in the project. Reply to Post 2 I agree to the fact that there were certain critical issues associated with theNew Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) project.A number of problems were faced while management and
2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT execution of the project.The major issues associated with the New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) project is highlighted in the auditor general department report of 2015. I agree to the fact that one of the most significant issues associated with the project was lack of proper planning. The auditor general report of 2015 highlights that issues associated with procurement management, finalization of contract and procurement management. There is a mention of non- finalization of the ICT service contract till the end, in the auditor general department report 2015 (Auditor General’s Department, 2015). The disagreement among the different parties and project team added to the risk and issues in the project. I completely agree to the fact that the project team could not identify appropriate strategies of addressing the issues in the project and that contributed to the considerable delay in execution of the project. However, the government took appropriate measures in managing those risks. The financial loses however, could be avoided if specific measures were taken to address the risk. Financial loses in the project were identified as well that lead to increase in the project delay. Appropriate project control would have helped in eliminated those issues and delays in the project.
3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT References Government of South Australia, Auditor General’s Department. (2015).Supplementary Report oftheAuditor-Generalfortheyearended30June2015.(2015).Retrieved fromhttps://www.audit.sa.gov.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=lKSniN7sYQk %3d&tabid=283&portalid=0&mid=959&forcedownload=true Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017).Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.