-
2560 BCE
Great Pyramid of Giza, Cairo, Egypt is an ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structure built as tomb for the country's pharaoh. It is the last of ancient Seven Wonders of the World and a defining symbol of Egypt.
This project was built by king Khufu of 4th Dynasty, This was a unique structure with pyramid as the defined deliverable. This is believed to be planned by Khufu's vizier, Hemiunu and built over a period of twenty years.
Quality was fixed as it was a symbolic structure constructed as a tomb for the king.
Time was enhanced as it was to be completed in 20 years time.
Cost was traded off as it was built by the king and had no constraints for money. -
206 BCE
The Great Wall of China, is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials.entire wall measure out to be 21,196 km. Today, it is recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history.
To protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppee entire wall measure out to be 21,196 km.
This is a project with unique deliverable which is Great wall of china.
Quality is fixed because they wanted a strong wall to protect their boundaries.
Time is enhanced because they wanted to built it as early as possible for the safety of the kingdom.
Cost was trade off because built by king so not constraints for money -
537
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia was a Greek Orthodox Christian cathedral , later an imperial mosque, and is now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey (deliverable). It was ordered by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and was designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles (planned). The contruction stared in 532 and finished in 537 (time period) then remained as the world's largest cathedral until 1520.
Project Priority Matrix:
- Performance: Fixed
- Cost: Accepted
- Time: Optimise -
The Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa, India, which was the capital of Goa in the early days of Portuguese rules and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.This is one of the oldest churches in Goa and in India
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is located in Old Goa, India, It is more than 408 years old and is open to the public every day. It holds the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier
This is a project with church as unique deliverable
This project was started on 1594 and end on 1605.
Performance is fixed because it was built as a landmark in the history of Christianity
Cost is trade off because built by Portuguese had no constrains for money
Time was enhanced because it had to be completed in 11 years -
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
It was constructed by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, it was house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz. The construction was started in 1632 and completed in 1653. It is the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India's rich history.
Quality was fixed as the emperor wanted it to be the most beautiful and unique. Time was enhanced limited period of time.Cost is traded off because he was the emperor and had lots of money. -
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria in 1871. The contruction started in 1867 with the Lucas Brothers as the main contractor and finished in 1871 (time period). Royal Albert Hall has been known as one of the most distinctive buildings in UK (unique). Every years, the concert hall hosts about 400 vents in the main auditorium including music concerts, ballet,.. with the capacity of 5,272 seats (deliverable).
Project Priority Matrix:
- Performance: Fixed
- Cost: Optimise
- Time: Accept -
Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Fredric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
Fixed; Performance- it built as iconic freedom
Optimize; Cost as 120000 contributors provided fund
Accept; Time -
Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona.
This project of Federal govt was planned and executed by "Six Companies Inc.". The deliverable was a dam whose purpose was to control floods, provide irrigation and produce hydroelectric power. It was large and unique concrete structure like never before. Construction began in 1931 and completed in 1936.
Quality was fixed because strength was important and low quality means disaster.
Time was enhanced as it was to be completed by 1936.
Cost was traded off as it was a government funded project. -
Opera House, Sydney, Australia
The Sydney Opera House is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings. It is a multi-venue performing arts center. The government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorised work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction.
Fixed; Performance as 1.2 million people attend 1500 performances of live bands
Optimise; Cost
Accept; Time -
Delhi Akashardham,Akshardham mandir, a spiritual-cultural campus in New Delhi, India built by BAPS. Inspired by HH Yogiji Maharaj & Created by His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj,
Akshardham is the third-largest Hindu temple by area (240,000 m²). Construction began on 8 Nov 2000 and was officially opened on 6 Nov 2005.
This is a project with unique deliverable which is akshardham temple. This was planned and constracted by BAPS. Over 8,000 volunteers from across the world participated in building it
- Performance: Fixed because it was largest temple of world
- Cost: trade-off as enough fund available from donation
- Time: Enhanced because was built in 5 years -
Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a mega-tall skyscraper with a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft) is the tallest structure in the world. The primary structure is reinforced concrete along with Glass, steel and aluminium.
This unique project with defined deliverable, Burj Khalifa is due to the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy to service & tourism based. It was Planed by Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations. Construction started in 2004 and completed in 2009.
Quality was fixed as purpose was to garner more international recognition
Time was enhanced because it was intended to complete in 2008
Cost was traded off because Abu Dhabi and the UAE government lent Dubai money to pay its debts. -
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town Stadium is a football stadium in Cape Town City, South Africa which was built for The FIFA World Cup 2010 and it has been the home ground of Ajax Cape Town since 2010 (deliverable). The construction stared in 2007 and opened on 14 December 2009 (time period). The General contractors Murray & Roberts and WBHO completed it with a mordern and unique design for a cost around US$600 million (unique).
Project Priority Matrix:
- Performance: Optimise
- Time: Fixed
- Cost: Accept
