Baldwin Water Works
Table of Contents
Introduction page 3
Objectives, Scope of Work, Budget page 3
Diagram 1. Work Breakdown Structure page 6
Life Cycle, Time Plan page 7
Risks Identification and Responses page 9
Monitor and Control page 10
Key Achievements and Conclusions page 11
References page 13
Introduction
In 1996 the city of Cleveland began a $750 million Plant Enhancement Program. The program’s goal was to renovate and modernize the city’s four water treatment facilities, which are among the 10 largest in the US, and were built in 1856; over 500 million gallons of water are pumped to Cleveland residents daily. In the following paper I attempt to provide with an overview of the Baldwin Water Work Plant Enhancement Program (PEP) (one of the four water treatment facilities) scope, time plan, costs, and objectives; describe the program’s life cycle stages required to execute all projects involved; indentify and analyze the possible associated risks, and present the respective risk responses; define the controlling and monitoring process of the program; indentify and analyze the framework items of the program’s plan that were critical to reach key achievements.
Objectives, Scope of Work, Budget
The first step towards the definition of the Plant Enhancement Program’s (PEP) objectives is indentifying the need that this set of projects attempt to satisfy: developed in 1924, Baldwin Water Works Plant is in need of renovations and improvements. The next step is for the program management consultant (PMC) to comprehend the programs objectives. In this business case, as in many other cases, PMC is not assigned early enough in order to participate in the formation of the objectives; the objectives are established by the program’s sponsor (City of Cleveland Water Division) (Kerzner 2013, pg. 509). Furthermore, in order to understand and validate PEP’s objectives must, the PMC must take under consideration PEP’s public
Introduction page 3
Objectives, Scope of Work, Budget page 3
Diagram 1. Work Breakdown Structure page 6
Life Cycle, Time Plan page 7
Risks Identification and Responses page 9
Monitor and Control page 10
Key Achievements and Conclusions page 11
References page 13
Introduction
In 1996 the city of Cleveland began a $750 million Plant Enhancement Program. The program’s goal was to renovate and modernize the city’s four water treatment facilities, which are among the 10 largest in the US, and were built in 1856; over 500 million gallons of water are pumped to Cleveland residents daily. In the following paper I attempt to provide with an overview of the Baldwin Water Work Plant Enhancement Program (PEP) (one of the four water treatment facilities) scope, time plan, costs, and objectives; describe the program’s life cycle stages required to execute all projects involved; indentify and analyze the possible associated risks, and present the respective risk responses; define the controlling and monitoring process of the program; indentify and analyze the framework items of the program’s plan that were critical to reach key achievements.
Objectives, Scope of Work, Budget
The first step towards the definition of the Plant Enhancement Program’s (PEP) objectives is indentifying the need that this set of projects attempt to satisfy: developed in 1924, Baldwin Water Works Plant is in need of renovations and improvements. The next step is for the program management consultant (PMC) to comprehend the programs objectives. In this business case, as in many other cases, PMC is not assigned early enough in order to participate in the formation of the objectives; the objectives are established by the program’s sponsor (City of Cleveland Water Division) (Kerzner 2013, pg. 509). Furthermore, in order to understand and validate PEP’s objectives must, the PMC must take under consideration PEP’s public
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