Communication and Media Richness Assurance in High-performance Projects
Case Studies
Having studied a selection of commonly used communication media, a look at how project communication in industry affects project success/failure may be interesting. In the following section three case studies are compared and contrasted in terms of their final delivery outcome and the impact in-project communication has had thereupon. The case studies have been selected based on shared project similarities and their varying degree of project communication success, ranging respectively from poor through adequate to good.
Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa was opened at the heart of Dubai in 2010, stands 828 metres tall and claims the official title as the World's tallest building[1]. At a cost of USD $1.5 billion, constructed by approx. 12,000 labourers[2] and projected to have huge returns-on-investment for Dubai later cemented in popularity rankings [3], the building is the epitome of a mega project[4].
On the day of the opening, at the opening ceremony, the building changed its name. Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, renamed the former Burj Dubai in honour and recognition of the national leader, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan.
4 January 2010
A six-year construction period commencing in 2004
Key points: On time? on budget? fully functional/operational as intended?
Project assessment: Success
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Key Points: The higher the risk, the more important communication becomes Action speaks louder than words (get away with errors in verbal communication, as non-verbal communication through action is more important) Transparency, openness and honesty in project management usually provide better results than hidden agendas and unaired/undebated problems.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 burjkhalifa.ae. Burj Khalifa: Facts & Figures, [Online], Available at: https://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/the-tower/facts-figures/ [First accessed 26 February 2019]
- ↑ John Irish (2010). Burj Dubai cost $1.5bn to build, [Online], Available at: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/burj-dubai-cost-1-5bn-build-27430.htm [First accessed 1 March 2019]
- ↑ Karmila Thomas (2018). Dubai’s Burj Khalifa ranked among world’s top 10 most popular destinations, [Online], Available at: https://gulfbusiness.com/dubais-burj-khalifa-ranked-among-worlds-top-10-popular-destinations/ [First accessed 1 March 2019]
- ↑ Bent Flyvbjerg (2014). What you should know about megaprojects and why - an overview, [Online], Available at: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/know-mega-projects-overview-2267 [First accessed 1 March 2019]
