Consider the conceptual design case study presented in the unit (Moggill Rd. / Coonan St. intersection upgrade). What additional information would you expect to be included in the actual project documents generated by the project team? Safety critical recalls on cars being particularly newsworthy. Such recall of products due to safety concerns are costly to the organisation responsible and may damage reputation and consumer confidence. In terms of the Acquisition phase activities and artifacts, what caused such errors to occur? What strategies do you think that they could have taken to prevent these sorts of errors?

Consider the conceptual design case study presented in the unit (Moggill Rd. / Coonan St. intersection upgrade). What additional information would you expect to be included in the actual project documents generated by the project team? Safety critical recalls on cars being particularly newsworthy. Such recall of products due to safety concerns are costly to the organisation responsible and may damage reputation and consumer confidence. In terms of the Acquisition phase activities and artifacts, what caused such errors to occur? What strategies do you think that they could have taken to prevent these sorts of errors?

Practical Management Science

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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