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Shalimar Interchange

Shehryar Rafi, Arif Iqbal Rana, Muhammad Abdur Rahman Malik


INDUSTRY : Construction, Lahore Development Authority (LDA)

AREA : Production & Operation Management

ORGANIZATION : Frontier Works Organization

LENGTH : 14

LUMS No : 03-854-2015-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2015

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KEYWORDS:

Public Sector Projects, Project Planning & Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation, Triple Constraint, Job of the Project Manager


DESCRIPTION:

Shalimar Interchange was the first three-tier road infrastructure project in Punjab. The project was contracted to Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) with Lahore Development Authority (LDA) as the client. The project was given a very challenging timeline from the start. In April 2009, the Project Director Sibte Hassan made a presentation regarding its progress to the Chief Minister of Punjab, and was later tasked by his boss Shahid Niaz to complete the project at the earliest. The major decisions facing Hassan were planning the material procurement strategy, deciding where to cast the girders and expediting the work on the project.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

¿ To highlight the issues that result in project cost overruns and delays, especially in the public sector. ¿ To show the importance of using project planning and analyses for effective decision-making. ¿ To introduce the concept of ¿triple constraints¿, the interaction of these three factors and the importance of a clear strategic objective regarding the constraints. ¿ To highlight the role of the project manager


SUBJECTS COVERED:

Production, Operations Management