The Pike River Coal Mine

In the first part the article lists out infamous failures that has gained top of the line mention for the sheer magnitude of the projects and the money involved. The study reveals various facets of ineffective project management where billions of dollars went waste and some projects had to be shelved midway. Some projects involved contractor failure, while others poor requirement determination, some ineffective stakeholder management, while some others lacked research oriented development, poor estimation and

Over my career, I’ve been involved in a many projects such as the acceptance of new electric rail cars to the development of a computerize maintenance management system. These projects involved dozens people, crossed department lines and spanned many months from their conception to their implementation. While most of what I learned was acquired during the project, I attended a project management course that was offered by my company’s training and development department. Whether serving as a team member or project leader, I’ve gained many insights into the process of project management.

The paper is divided into three sections, the first of which will establish a timeline of events. This project background will serve as a case study for the analysis in the following section that will be structured such that each of the previously mentioned facets will be independently analyzed and contrasted with project management principles. Finally the paper will conclude with a summary of the analysis and recommendations based on

Larson, E., & Gray, C. (2010). Project management, the managerial process. (5th ed., p. 158).

Could you imagine dying from no air?!! Bear Creek Montana suffered one of the worst mine explosions in US history.

Mining; the life blood of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which became renowned for its massive supplies of iron, nickel, and copper ores. The sanctity of the residents living in Northern Michigan were dependent on the flow of natural resources coming from the mines, where many flocked to the growing cities to find work. Despite the wealth the region found in mining, it vanished once the prices of these metals dropped, where most mines were abandoned. Mining has once again taken root in the Upper Peninsula, with promises of jobs and greater economic and environmental security. The impacts of such promises once caused the region to flourish, yet left a scar the people and environment

Have you ever thought about how your able to use a TV or lamp? There are people who have to work in mines or around dangerous machinery just so we can have that privilege. Thousands of miners and other people have been killed because of coal mining. Coal mining has brought some good thought taxes and jobs created. The most important effects of coal mining on the state of West Virginia are thousands of jobs being created, coal affecting West Virginia economically, and coal being used for energy.

Coal was originally discovered in West Virginia in 1742, but wasn’t mined for economic benefit until the late 1800s. Coal occurred in most of the state’s counties and the coal boom brought in waves of laborers and their families. The work was hard and dangerous and the pay was not enough to justify the dangers of the occupation. These poor working conditions and unfair compensation would lead to riots, strikes, and civil incursions that would eventually attract the attention of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). The UMWA was started in Ohio in the late 1800s, but moved into West Virginia in the early 20th century. There were many influential figures within the organization, most notably John L. Lewis. Lewis was president

The Donkin Coal Mine; is planned to open in 2017 with the help of Ed Griffith, vice president of Kameron Coal, the Halifax based company (Jamasmie, 2015.) Kameron Collieries closer to reopen massive coal mine in Canada 's Nova Scotia

Before 1890 in West Virginia, you would not be able to see any signs of coal mining. However, after 1890 coal mining surged due to new legislative representatives favoring the use of land in an industrial sense. Coal mining was now dominating the southern region of West Virginia. In the beginning, coal mining did not seem to have many effects on the people or land; but, eventually people became very aware of the negative consequences that came from coal mining. People are now aware that coal mining in West Virginia was almost entirely detrimental to the environment as well as the community.

Projects are used today as a way of achieving a variety of outcomes in local or international locations for new constructions, new product development, product improvement, process design, process improvement, utility installation, theory and technology development, and many more. Bringing a project to a successful conclusion requires the integration of numerous management functions like controlling, directing, team building, communication and others. It also requires cost and schedule management, technical and risk management, conflict and stakeholder 's management, and life cycle management.

I found it interesting that the acid produced from the mine can burn fabrics and skin. Also that the acid created by the mine is known for having the worst concentration of acid in the world and is about 500 times more acidic than any other mine. The mine is so dangerous that they have to pump air in just so people don't pass out. The greediness of humans and their action caused this catastrophe and its us that need to stop it from creating any further damage. People can help by donating to charities or being green. I think that if everyone works together this problem will be shortly minuscule as I believe the EPA will be able to bring acid levels down with

This paper includes an outline of a presentation, command terms and definitions, examples of graphs and a Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS) on project management, and presented to the class at Crescent View High School. The focus will be on how to plan, schedule, monitor, and report on projects. Also included are the project management methodologies, tools and techniques used. The discussion to the class will begin with an opening statement that provides an overview of project management, terms and definitions, and an example of buying a house utilizing project management to manage activities.

Lack of project management clarity: the planning activity had lot of material but lacked content, clear action items and lack of consensus on the milestones. The difficulties in the project only increased with time and a more performance driven style would have kept things on track if introduced early on.

This case study is about environmental climate, the stakeholders’ role in project environment, the cost of increasing resources within an organisation, and also growing capability of information technology, the need to conduct project at different places for companies to adopt availability of competence project development in an environment, and also promote inexpensive manpower elsewhere. Organisations has several fully fledged projects conducted by different large scale projects, however such projects are called project of projects that influence by stakeholders throughout the project life cycle, due to the risk associated with misaligned perception the integration of various projects environment becomes challenge, i.e. cost, schedule, quality, human resources and communication.