Projects
Project management phase Initiate Plan Execute / Control Close / Evaluate What do you think each involves?
Listening Fill in the gaps on your handout: Project Management Explained Simply http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LSnINglkQA&feature=related (2.42 min) at Better Business Learning
Norman Foster Millau viaduct The largest (2.4km) cable supported bridge in Europe over a river. At 270 m above the river to span the gap between the plateaux on either side of the river. 7 pillars instead of the usual 2 or 3. The bridge has a slight curve to avoid drivers having the sensation of floating.
Project: London’s Heathrow Airport: Terminal 5
Heathrow Terminal 5 – aerial view
Reading p. 18 1 a – tricky building techniques b – need to interface w/ other transport links c – complex electronic systems to install 2 a – managing the project itself b – outsourcing to a project management group
Reading: p. 18 (2) 3 a – limited access (one entry point) b – limited storage (two days) 4 a – delays/glitches, increasing th ecosts b – legal problems, haggling c – work shuts down; therefore, time runs short
Vocabulary 1 p. 18 2 … outsourcing 3 … bid lowest … an incentive to do a good job … bigger priority
Homework assignment Do some research on how successful the T5 project was. Do the following exercises: P. 19/ 2, 3, 4 P. 19 / Practice (fill in the gaps in the text)
Vocabulary 2, p. 19 1 glitches 2 delays 3 haggling 4 shuts down 5 behind schedule 6 runs short 7 goes wrong 8 negligence
Vocabulary 3 p. 19 1 took over 2 take down 3 taking place 4 take on
Practice: p.19 2 take place 3 on time 4 budget 5 delays 6 glitches 7 behind schedule 8 took over
Further discussion: Video links Heathrow terminal chaos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtD0pQC8OJ0 (4:04) University of Brighton, Brighton Business School http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFEuzPgkQTc (46 min) Watch from 32:39 for problems after opening
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has waived his right to the bonus he is entitled to after the airline racked up almost £1bn in profits in the past year. Mr Walsh is due the cash after BA hit long-standing financial targets, but is passing because of the shambolic opening of Heathrow's new Terminal 5 earlier this year. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/2790052/British-Airways-chief-Willie-Walsh-waives-bonus-after-T5-disaster.html
Chronemics The study of the use of time in nonverbal communication. The way that one perceives and values time, structures time and reacts to time frames communication. Include punctuality, willingness to wait and interactions. Time can be used as an indicator of status
monochronic v polychronic time systems In a monochronic time system: things are done one at a time time is segmented into precise, small units. Under this system time is scheduled, arranged and managed. In a polychronic time system a more fluid approach is taken to scheduling time tradition and relationships valued more than tasks multitasking is common.