MSc Project Management: Success Factors in the Øresund Link Project

This case study examines the Øresund Link project between Denmark and Sweden, analyzing the project management practices that contributed to its success. Key areas explored include project environment, requirement management, communication strategies, contractor and subcontractor management, project planning, risk and opportunity management, and project control mechanisms. The analysis highlights the importance of effective communication, proactive risk mitigation, and structured planning in achieving project goals within budget and ahead of schedule. The study emphasizes the significance of organizational structure, team support, and stakeholder engagement in navigating complex engineering projects with multiple contractors and regulatory constraints. The successful implementation of these practices provides valuable insights applicable to other large-scale projects.

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Project management: Case Study- Link between Denmark and Sweden
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Table of Contents
1. Project environment.....................................................................................................................2
2. Requirement management...........................................................................................................2
3. Communication............................................................................................................................3
4. Contractor and subcontractor.......................................................................................................4
5. Planning.......................................................................................................................................5
6. Risk and opportunity....................................................................................................................5
7. Project control..............................................................................................................................6
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................7

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1. Project environment
A project environment is generally made up of both the internal as well as external
factors which generally helps in influencing the project. While progressing with the project, it is
quite necessary to understand the environment of the project effectively in which the project will
function. In order to make proper project environment for constructing a Øresund Link between
Denmark and Sweden, it is quite necessary to focus on the various elements that helps in making
proper project environment.
Organizational structure: It is stated by Melchiors et al. (2018) that an organizational
structure mainly helps in playing an important role in influencing the project environment which
is generally intermingled with the culture of the organization. Proper organizational structure
helps improving the project environment that are further helpful in resolving project environment
related challenges.
Team support: It is quite necessary to support the team members of the project in order
to achieve to make the project successful Kerzner and Kerzner 2017). The teamwork that is done
must be properly encouraged so that the project team can be able to get proper project
environment. In addition to this, proper relationship between the team members must be
developed for completing the complex work of the project effectively.
2. Requirement management
Managing requirement is considered as one of the essential tool for achieving success
within the project. It is found that in order to construct a Øresund Link between Denmark and
Sweden, proper requirement management related strategies are utilized. It is found that for
effectively managing the requirement of the project proper iterative based activities are set for

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making sure that proper documentation, changes in requirements as well as refinements are
properly dealt within the lifecycle of the project in order to satisfy the mission of the project. For
conducting proper requirement management process, it is quite necessary to use processes
including requirement planning, requirement verification, requirement development as well as
requirement change management (Song 2017).
Furthermore, it also includes various procedures that helps in proper planning, defining,
gathering, organizing as well as documenting various types of project needs in order to make
sure that the project requirements are properly met (Mohapatra 2015). It is identified that the
project manager takes proper approval of the requirement plan after the requirements are
properly gathered and analyzed. In addition to this, it is found that verification is done on a
regular basis for making sure that all the stated project requirements are met and if any changes
within the requirement are found then it is required to be managed with the help of requirement
change management.
3. Communication
The success of the project generally depends on effective communication. It is found that
in order to complete the construction of a Øresund Link between Denmark and Sweden, the
organization utilizes proper strategies of communication. The project manager takes the entire
responsibility of ensuring that the entire project team as well as the other stakeholders who are
associated with the project knows the project objectives as well as the project roles and
responsibilities in order to accomplish the task of the project time (Foss, Frederiksen and Rullani
2016). Proper communication helps in gathering information related to project objectives, project
risks, information regarding the needs of the customers as well as time constraints that are
associated with the project.

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It is identified that by taking the help of proper communication, the stakeholders of
Øresund Link project are able to discuss the issues as well as challenges that they face while
undertaking the work of the project (Delerue and Sicotte 2017). It is found that with the help of
different types of communication tool, the problems which are related with the project are
elaborated. Furthermore, the gap that exists between the project team members of both Sweden
and Denmark get resolved by bridging the language gap within the project. Improvement within
communication helps in maximizing the success as well as minimizing the risks that are related
with the work of the project.
4. Contractor and subcontractor
The contractor as well as subcontractor that are associated with the construction of
Øresund Link between Denmark and Sweden are properly managed with the help of the
contractor management. The program was properly structured for designing as well as building
proper job opportunities (Manu et al. 2015). The contractor management program was managed
by successfully setting the goals as well as philosophy. The issues that the contractors as well as
sub-contractors faces in building trust are resolved by providing proper opportunities to the
contractors as per which they can be able to work efficiently for recognizing proper profit.
Moreover, the organization also undertake pre-bid conference for building trust between
the contractors. The seminars that are conducted helps in explaining the philosophies of
partnership that was conducted (Koçak, Kazaz and Ulubeyli 2018). It is found that the staff
turnover is generally reduced so that the contractor organization can be given proper priority of
creating incentives. In addition to this, the organization helps in creating proper joint bonus pool
that was mainly created at the early completion of the program. Moreover, the opportunities that

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are provided by the organization “ØSK” is quite helpful in proper managing the contractors as
well as sub-contractors that are mainly associated with the project.
5. Planning
It is found that in order to plan the project effectively, the organization “ØSK” creates
proper plan for the project. Proper plan for the project is made so that project stakeholders can be
able to achieve the goals and project objectives quite effectively (Kerzner and Kerzner 2017).
The most important part of creating an appropriate project plan is that it helps in improving
communication with the project clients as well as helps in enhancing transparency in the project
work. In addition to this, it is found that with the help of proper project plan, it will be quite easy
to understand the objectives of the project including the project milestones.
In addition to this, it is found that the project plan that is developed is helpful in assessing
the risks that are mainly associated with the project. Furthermore, it is found that the project plan
that is developed is helpful in organizing the plan that generally reside within the plan of the
project (Marier-Bienvenue, Pellerin and Cassivi 2017). The project plan generally acts as a one
of the important communication tool that helps in providing proper project information within
the project. It is found that proper execution of the project plan helps the project managers in
analyzing the accurateness of the project that is mainly undertaken for executing the project.
6. Risk and opportunity
It is identified that the organization “ØSK” was mainly dissatisfied with the approach
that was mainly proposed for the project work as they have generally perceived risk to the
project schedule as they are generally willing to make changed for paying more cost as
insurance. Various types of risks that occur within the project including organizational issues,

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problems in managing stakeholders, cost related problems as well as issues related with
contracting. In order to achieve success, the organization needs to complete the work of the
project on time by managing the schedule as well as budget of the project quite effectively (Rai,
Agrawal and Khaliq 2017). It is found that in order to treat the risks that are anticipated on the
programme will be mitigated by arranging a trip to a flint mine for all the dredging bidders. In
addition to the organization helps in offering high quality of the sand materials free of charge. In
order to manage the risks as well as challenges that are associated with the project, it is quite
important to create a risk register, identification of risks, determining opportunities as well as
determining the likelihood as well as impact of the project risks so that the risk and challenges
can be mitigated quite successfully by taking proper steps (Zhang 2016).
7. Project control
ØSK wanted that the project contractors must be able to control the problems properly in
which the organization is experienced including design, construction as well as planning. The
organization provides maximum control of the work on the contractors and minimizes the client
management oversight related obligations. In addition to this the organization also takes proper
responsibilities in controlling the project effectively so that success can be achieved quite
effectively (Kivila, Martinsuo and Vuorinen 2017). In order to control the project, the project
managers take the responsibility of controlling the tasks that needs to be carried out by each
member of the project in order to meet the requirements. Furthermore, the project manager also
takes important steps in monitoring compliance with the help of agreed deadlines so that the
project work can be completed on time (Hazır 2015). In addition to this, the risks that are
associated with the project are controlled by analyzing the unforeseen eventuality within the

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project so that immediate step can be taken in order to resolve the issue and for achieving the
project targets.

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