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The Channel Tunnel was a large project. This 12 page paper considers how project such as this can be undertaken, the process and pitfalls as well as the role of the project managers. The bibliography cites 17 sources.
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as well as their proportional make up in the project will vary dependant on the scale and scope of the project as well as the type. The perception of the
project by stakeholders will also impact on the way project management will take place, as seen with the Channel Tunnel project (Lemley, 1996). This can also distract the project team
from their duties as well as increase the scope of their role. The Channel Tunnel was always going to be a difficult project and is a good example when
considering project management. The idea of a channel tunnel had been around for many years, there had even been a failed project in the 1970s (Franklin, 1993). In 1987
the Channel Tunnel Act was passed by the British government this meant that British Rail would be under an obligation to provide services through the tunnel. When we look at
this there is an indication of the true complexity of the project (Franklin, 1993). Not only was there the need to co-ordinate several companies who were jointly project
managing the undertaking but also a wide range of projects within the project, not only coordination of the actions on both sides of the channel (Franklin, 1993). Getting
specialist equipment made and delivered but also the provision of services to use the tunnel and ensure that specification needed by the users would be present. In reality this was
a gigantic multi project environment in which there were many concerns all taking place in a negative public environment. Public image has to be considered in al large civil
engineering projects as a part of the modern project managers role. Lemley (1996) says of this "Today managing the public image of major civil engineering projects is at least as
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