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Case Study 8.1 The Hidden Costs of Infrastructure Projects—The Case of Building Dams, Page 286

1. Given the history of large cost overruns associated with megadam construction, why do you believe they are so popular, especially in the developing world?
2. Develop an argument in support of megadam construction. Develop an argument against these development projects.

Writing Requirements:

  • 5-7 pages in length (excluding cover page, abstract, and reference list)
  • APA format, for citations and referneces
  • Use the APA template located in the Student Resource Center to complete the assignment.
  • Each team member submits the team assignment
    Project Team Member Peer Evaluation Form (Peer Evaluation Form)

Case Study: 14.3 The Navy Scraps Development of Its Showpiece Warship—Until the Next Bad Idea, Page 500.

Questions:

  1. The U.S. Department of Defense has a long history of sponsoring projects that have questionable usefulness. If you were assigned as a member of a project review team for a defense project, what criteria would you insist such a project has in order to be supported? In other words, what are the bare essentials needed to support such a project?
  2. Why, in your opinion, is there such a long history of defense projects overshooting their budgets or failing some critical performance metrics? (Consider other project cases in this text, including the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle discussed in Chapter 5.)
  3. “The mystery is not that the Zumwalt was canceled. The mystery is why it took so long for it to be canceled.” Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?
  4. Google “criticisms of the Littoral Combat Ship” and identify some of the problems that critics have listed. In light of these problems, why do you think the Navy has pressed ahead with the development of the LCS?

Writing Requirements

  • 5-7 pages in length (excluding cover page, abstract, and reference list)
  • APA format, Use the APA template located in the Student Resource Center to complete the assignment.
  • Please use the Case Study Guide as a reference point for writing your case study.

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