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Fast Tracking Design and Construction Phases. The implementation phase of the Chunnel Tunnel was rife with risks and issues as the project team opted to fast track the design and construction phases of the project (Anbari, et al.,2005, p. 12). Fast tracking is described by the Project Management Institute (2013, p. 540) as a schedule compression technique in which activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration. Typically, project

Introduction In 2007, Britain’s first high speed railway was completed on time and within Budget, This project was initially known as ‘Channel tunnel Rail link’ and renamed HS1 in November 2006. HS1 runs at a speed of 300km/h between the channel tunnel and London. In this report, the writer will be discussing the various management features of the HS1 and analyzing the management of the programme. Objective of HS1 Program To develop a national railway system effectively, it is essential to establish

Table of Contents 1.  Executive summary 2 2.  Project Appraisal 3 Project initiation 3 Stakeholder and communication management 4 Change/Control Management 5 Risk management 6 Contract 7 Others 7 Works Cited 9 1.  Executive summary The Chunnel Tunnel project was initiated to connect via a tunnel France and England. It was among the biggest privately funded infrastructure projects ever. Fifty kilometres long, the tunnel extended under the English Channel from France to England

airline industry would be the Eurostar Railway. For example, a passenger who wants to travel to Paris by 23rd –November-2015 the cheapest ticket he/she could purchase will be from the Eurostar (standard class) and it only costs 146 pounds from start. And the starting price for Air France (economy class) will be 261 pounds. Meanwhile, KLM (economy class) starts from 250 pounds. On the other hand, the timing for airlines does not have many advantages as well. Eurostar needs about 2 hours and16 minutes

Two American passengers subdued a gunman on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris after he wounded two people. REedmore Bernard Cazeneuve, the French Interior Minister, stated that the suspect was detained in Arras in northern France. Cazeneuve stated that one of the Americans was taken to hospital with serious wounds. No names have been released at time of publishing. An official with the Alliance Police Union, Philippe Lorthiois, said that the Americans were soldiers. Officials at the

World cities such as New York, London and Tokyo have outstripped their national urban network and have become part of an international global system. They are the command and control centres of the global economy, the preferred location for finance and advanced producer service firms. They are recognised as a centre of advanced telecommunications technologies and international transport. They facilitate markets for advanced industries and become a major production point for specialised economic services

So you want to know what the title means stay here and you can see. My grandparents decided to surprised me with a trip going to Scotland, London, then Paris. When this happened I was overjoyed because I was going to be able to see my cousins and one was getting married when we were there. This trip was a two week trip from Aug. 31 to July 12. Before we left, my mom gave me a visa gift card so I would able to buy stuff. I went to go use it and I noticed that I could only use it in the USA. When

Task 1 –Report 4 I am writing a report explaining the importance of UK visitor attractions to tourism. In my report I will be including statistics and data to support my explanation. Attracting Visitors from overseas For overseas visitors, United Kingdom is a popular destination. This is because the UK has cultural and heritage attractions that appeals to the overseas visitors. Overseas visitor attractions have to be aware of the overseas markets that are 67%, as they have to make sure that

As the historical legend goes: in 1744, Frederick the Great of Prussia strived to cultivate the potato in an effort to lower the price of bread and rid the nation of a severe famine. His people were quick to oppose this proposition, though, believing the vegetable was a poisonous nightshade and the spawn of the Devil (as it is not mentioned in the Bible), or at the very least, tasteless and utterly disgusting that “not even the dogs will eat them” (Chapman). At first, the king carried out his Potato

Marvels of Today’s World. In the past places and buildings were considered to be the 7 Wonders of the World, each one is so different but all had one thing in common – how unbelievable and amazing they were. In today’s world as well as geographical marvels there are grand engineering projects that have opened up new possibilities and changed millions of people’s lives for the better. Technology, medical treatments, The Channel Tunnel and Robotics are but a few of many that I would consider to be