Analysis of Success and Failure Factors: Metro Tunnel Project, MBA642

This assignment analyzes the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project, evaluating its success and failure factors. The analysis identifies key success factors, including effective scope management, team coordination, communication management, and resource management, emphasizing their critical roles in project success. It also examines failure factors such as budget overflow, lack of vendor management, and schedule management issues, along with issues arising from construction sites. The analysis integrates ethical considerations, demonstrating how they impact the project's outcomes. The paper offers a comprehensive understanding of the project's complexities and the factors that determine its success or failure, supported by relevant references.

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Analysis of the success factors and failure factors in the Melbourne Metro Tunnel
project:

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Analysis of ethical considerations:
Success factors Ethical consideration Impact on project
Effective scope management Take responsibility to ensure
project scope is properly
described to the project team
Ensures success in the
project
Coordination between teams Identify if there is any issue
within project team and
resolve that
Ensures success in the
project
Communication
management
Communicate issues in the
project with stakeholders
without any modification
Helps in resolving issues in
the project effectively and
therefore helps in project
success
Resource management Do not allocate resources if
it is not required in the
project
Helps in minimizing
resource wastage in the
project, therefore, enhances
project success
Failure factors Ethical consideration Impact on project
Budget overflow Communicate this issue with
investor and request for
additional fund
Request for additional fund
and its approval will delay
project and it will affect
project success
Lack of vendor management Do not only accuse vendor It do not resolve issues of

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resource availability in the
project
Lack of schedule
management
Communicate with project
team, stakeholders and
investors and modify project
schedule
Project will be delayed and
might also affect project
success as well
Issues in construction sites Do not execute project if it
affects project quality
Project will be delayed and
it will affect project success
as well

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Analysis of the success factors in the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project:
Success factors Why it is critical
Effective scope management For a large construction project like this,
effective scope management is one of the most
important aspect for project success as it
affects it project schedule and budget as well
Coordination between teams If coordination between project teams are not
proper then it is not possible to execute project
requirements and this will affect success of this
project which is significantly complex
Communication management In order to ensure success in this type of
projects, it is required to communicate
effectively with stakeholders to identify their
requirements and integrate those requirements
into project. If the communication in the
project is not proper, then it is not possible to
communicate requirements and issues in the
project which affects project execution and
therefore affects project success as well
Resource management In this type of complex construction projects,
proper resource availability is required for
project success. If resources are not properly
allocated according to the project requirements
then it will delay project execution and in

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complex project like this, if project is delayed
then it is not that easy to manage those delay in
the project and this will increase project budget
as well. therefore, proper resource management
is critical for project success
Analysis of the failure factors in the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project:
Failure factors Why it is critical
Budget overflow Budget overflow will require additional
financial resources and for large construction
projects like this it might even lead to project
failure
Lack of vendor management In large construction projects, vendors are
responsible for providing resources including
raw materials for the project. therefore lack of
effective vendor management might lead to
lack of resource availability in the project
which affects success of project
Lack of schedule management If schedule in complex projects are not
managed it will delay the project which will
increase project budget as well and this will
affect project success as well
Issues in construction sites Issues in construction sites such as issues in

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land acquisition, ineffective site preparation for
construction activities and other construction
site related issues often delays the project and
also affects the quality of construction as well

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