On The Panama Canal Under The French
1. As a Construction Manager/Project Manager pick out one issue on each of the following. Explain the issue, and tell me what you would do as the CM/PM. Explain the management process, How would you use this process and How do you feel your management process would change the outcome of the project? Be specific. At least one page each.
i. On the Panama Canal under the French:
The French came across many issues during the construction of the canal. The following are the issues that the French came across:
• The construction of a waterway across the Isthmus was confounded to failure because the project fell into the hands of promoters and speculators.
• A contributory cause was the very high mortality rate among the French employees on …show more content…
ii. On the Panama Canal under the US?
The US came across many issues during the construction of the canal. The following are the issues that the US came across:
• The building of the Panama Canal involved three main problems under the US construction that was: engineering, sanitation, and organization.
• The engineering problems involved digging through the Continental Divide; constructing the largest earth dam ever built up to that time; designing and building the most massive canal locks ever envisioned; constructing the largest gates ever swung; and solving environmental problems of enormous proportions.
• The American construction effort, which began in 1904, used the most modern technology in unique and innovative ways to make construction of the canal possible, but initially very few workers had the knowledge of operating the equipment, machines and were not so familiar with the construction techniques.
• Stevens and Wallace had different mindset for the construction and deigning of the canal. Wallace had recommended a sea-level canal, but Stevens favored a lock
i. On the Panama Canal under the French:
The French came across many issues during the construction of the canal. The following are the issues that the French came across:
• The construction of a waterway across the Isthmus was confounded to failure because the project fell into the hands of promoters and speculators.
• A contributory cause was the very high mortality rate among the French employees on …show more content…
ii. On the Panama Canal under the US?
The US came across many issues during the construction of the canal. The following are the issues that the US came across:
• The building of the Panama Canal involved three main problems under the US construction that was: engineering, sanitation, and organization.
• The engineering problems involved digging through the Continental Divide; constructing the largest earth dam ever built up to that time; designing and building the most massive canal locks ever envisioned; constructing the largest gates ever swung; and solving environmental problems of enormous proportions.
• The American construction effort, which began in 1904, used the most modern technology in unique and innovative ways to make construction of the canal possible, but initially very few workers had the knowledge of operating the equipment, machines and were not so familiar with the construction techniques.
• Stevens and Wallace had different mindset for the construction and deigning of the canal. Wallace had recommended a sea-level canal, but Stevens favored a lock