Discussion - Boston's Central Artery Project
The ethical dilemma on Boston's Central Artery Project as it relates to mismanaged projects. You will be required to conduct your own research on the Central Artery Project. Please include your resource(s) as a reference in your initial discussion post.
Write a comprehensive response to the scenario described and answer any question posed. Your initial post shall take a stance and present arguments to support your position.
MICROSOFT WORD, APA FORMAT, 1 to 2 PAGES, SCHOLARLY REVIEWED CITATIONS
Scenario:Ethical Dilemma
Two examples of massively mismanaged projects are TAURUS and the "Big Dig." The first, formally called the London Stock Exchange Automation Project, cost $575 million before it was finally abandoned. Although most IT projects have a reputation for cost overruns, delays, and underperformance, TAURUS set a new standard. But even TAURUS paled next to the biggest, most expensive public works project in U.S. history-Boston's 15-year-long Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Called the Big Dig, this was perhaps the poorest and most felonious case of project mismanagement in decades. From a starting $2 billion budget to a final price tag of $15 billion, the Big Dig cost more than the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, or Interstate 95, the 1,919-mile highway between Maine and Florida.
Read about one of these two projects (or another of your choice) and explain why it faced such problems. How and why do project managers allow such massive endeavors to fall into such a state? What do you think are the causes?