Handout Unit 2 Listening 1 "It’s never easy to give golden rules for project management, because by their nature all project are fluid." You can’t predict exactly what will happen. But there are guidelines that project managers have to follow and a number of tools to help them. "all the phases of a project are critical.., and the two most critical ones are initiating and planning." "If the project doesn’t have solid foundations, it shouldn’t happen." So you have to ask yourself: Is the project feasible? Will it add value? "One way to get the answers is by preparing a project ovewiew, or project charter, which lays out the purpose" and the strategy behind the project. "When planning, you have to do a lot of things - allocate resources, forecast costs, prepare a budget and" "time schedule, and evaluate the risk factor" Equally important is selecting the project team. "Executing should be relatively easy, especially if you have thought through the potential problems" and developed contingency plans if things go wrong. You should be able to deliver the project on time and within the specifications. Unit 2 Questions for the Article 1. What requirements is Heathrow’s fifth terminal supposed to fulfill? (1) 2. What does the terminal include? (1) 3. Why are airports trickier than other buildings? (2) 4. What are Mr Douglas’s qualifications for being the project manager? (3) 5. What is the first unusual thing about the project? What is usual? (4) 6. Why is construction taking place off-site? (4) 7. What is T5 Agreement and what is its aim? (5) 8. How do contractors choose suppliers? (6) 9. How do usually suppliers make up for low prices they offer in the beauty parade? (6) 10. In what is T5 different? (7) 11. What are inevitable risks of beauty parade? (9) 12. Why will it not probably happen with T5? (9) 13. What does the building company see as its priority now? (10) Career skills DO RESEARCH MARKET RESEARCH CREATE A RANGE DETAILED INFORMATION CONDUCT INTERVIEWS BEAUTY PRODUCTS FOCUS ON DATA MARKET REPORT DRAW UP SPECIFICATIONS PROJECT SUMMARY RANGE OF SAMPLES PROVISIONAL BUDGET BUDGET FOR DEVELOPMENT WORK EXACT COSTS Dilemma Oliver Heller says that products which hadn’t been tested couldn’t be delivered to customers. The priority was to determine which solutions were feasible in the time available. The option of building a separate testing plant was eliminated. The most cost-effective solution had to be chosen. The selected solution was to off-load testing to factories which had excess capacity and this solution could be used systematically whenever the same problem occured. Oliver was the project manager. In the end it worked out fine and the systém is still used. Oliver learnt that the most obvious solutions are not always the best. ##### Sheet/List 3 ##### Unit 2 Listening 1 "It’s never easy to give ______________ for project management, because by their nature all project are _________." You can’t ____________ exactly what will happen. But there are ______________ that project managers have to follow and a number of ________ to help them. "All the phases of a project are ___________.., and the two most critical ones are ___________ and ____________." "If the project doesn’t have _______________________, it shouldn’t happen." So you have to ask yourself: Is the project ________________? Will it add _________? "One way to get the answers is by preparing a project _____________, or project __________, " which _______________ the purpose and the strategy behind the project. "When planning, you have to do a lot of things - ____________ resources, forecast _________, prepare a ________ " "and time schedule, and evaluate the _______________" Equally important is _____________ the project team. "_______________ should be relatively easy, especially if you have _________________ the potential problems" and developed _______________________ if things go wrong. You should be able to _____________ the project on time and _________ the specifications. Unit 2 Questions for the Article 1. What requirements is Heathrow’s fifth terminal supposed to fulfill? (1) 2. What does the terminal include? (1) 3. Why are airports trickier than other buildings? (2) 4. What are Mr Douglas’s qualifications for being the project manager? (3) 5. What is the first unusual thing about the project? What is usual? (4) 6. Why is construction taking place off-site? (4) 7. What is T5 Agreement and what is its aim? (5) 8. How do contractors choose suppliers? (6) 9. How do usually suppliers make up for low prices they offer in the beauty parade? (6) 10. In what is T5 different? (7) 11. What are inevitable risks of beauty parade? (9) 12. Why will it not probably happen with T5? (9) 13. What does the building company see as its priority now? (10) Career skills DO A RANGE MARKET BUDGET CREATE DATA DETAILED COSTS CONDUCT DEVELOPMENT WORK BEAUTY INFORMATION FOCUS ON INTERVIEWS MARKET PRODUCTS DRAW UP RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT RANGE OF SAMPLES PROVISIONAL RESEARCH BUDGET FOR SPECIFICATIONS EXACT SUMMARY Dilemma Oliver Heller says that products which _______________________ couldn’t be delivered to customers. The priority was to ______________ which solutions were ____________ in the time available. The ___________ of building a separate testing plant was ________________. The most ________________________ solution had to be chosen. The selected solution was to _____________ testing to factories which had __________ capacity and this solution could be used ____________________ whenever the same problem occured. Oliver was _______________________. In the end it _______________ fine and the system is still used. Oliver __________ that the most _______________ solutions are not always the best.