Cairo International Airport

Chapter 2: Case study

Rehabilitation and Expansion of Cairo International Airport Terminal Building No.2, Egypt

Introduction

The Project for renewal and expanding the capacity of Cairo International Airport was undertaken under a contract which was signed with Cairo Airport Company on August 14, 2011.

The capacity of Terminal Building No 2 which currently has an annual capacity of 3.5 million passengers is planned be upgraded to 7.5 million passengers a year through various renewals to be made and therefore, the capacity of Cairo International Airport will also reach approximately 25 million passengers. Under the Project taken over and started being constructed on January 30, 2012, for the purpose of restructuring the terminal to allow

Undefined Goals

When goals are not clearly identified, the whole project and team can suffer. When upper management cannot agree to or support undefined goals, the project in question typically has little chance of succeeding.

2. Scope Changes

Clients and supervisors may ask for changes to a project, and it takes a strong project manager to evaluate each request and decide how and if to implement it, while communicating the effects on budget and deadlines to all stakeholders.

3. Inadequate Skills for the Project

A project sometimes requires skills that the project's contributors do not possess. Project management training can help a project leader determine the needed competencies, assess the available workers and recommend training, outsourcing or hiring additional staff.

4. Lack of Accountability

A project manager's leadership qualities can shine when each member of the team takes responsibility for his or her role in achieving project success. Conversely, a lack of accountability can bring a project to a complete

It can be hard to let go and trust people. However, that trust is almost always repaid.

8. Expecting software to solve problems

Specialist project management software can help with everything from project planning to task and time management, team collaboration and reporting Project management software is a tool and on its own will not solve problems.

Solution:

Problems are solved by people, not software.

9. Not following a process

Many projects start with a fanfare and a great deal of optimism only to get bogged down and struggle for months and years without delivery.

Solution:

It's important to know what needs to be done, the order in which it will be done and the key milestone along the way.

10. Working from outdated information

It’s not uncommon to build from outdated and incorrect information. Errors discovered later in a project are costly and time consuming to correct.

Solution:

Field staff should regularly verify that all contractors on site are building off of current information. Keeping contractors and subcontractors up to date by making sure they have seen the latest drawings and