As you will learn in the course, project scope management includes defining and controlling things included and not included in the project. Effective project scope determination is crucial for project
success. Failure to accurately interpret the client's needs and problems will produce a misleading scope of work. This can cause rework or additional effort which may increase project cost and time to complete. The Project Scope Statement is created early in the initiation phase of a project, and it helps steer the project in the right direction. Your Project Scope Statement should include the following sections: Project Description: a brief description or project summary providing purpose and justification for the project Project Aims & Objectives: high-level project requirements Project Deliverables: a specific list of results that will be produced by the project Project Exclusions: a list of deliverables that are outside of the project scope Project Constraints: e.g. Triple constraints, risk, technology, resources, physical constraints such as space or facilities, etc. Project Assumptions: a list of thoughts that are believed to be true yet need to be confirmed Stakeholders: any individuals or groups that may be interested, involved or affected by the project Project Team: roles and responsibilities within the project team The word limit is 500 words ±10%. Reference list is not included in the word count. A Project Scope Statement template is available that contains further details on what you should include in each one of the sections listed above. Assessment Advice and Resources Please use the Project Scope Statement template provided./n UO Project Management for Engineers - Assessment 2 Project Case THE WARRIGAL DOWNS ENERGY HUB DEF Energy Corporation has won a bid for a new solar, wind and hydro-electric Energy Hub, to be known as the 'Warrigal Downs Hub'. The proposed Hub sits within a remote Southern coastal zone of South Australia and features several watercourses including a small river. All watercourses flow into the ocean. There are hilly regions with caves along much of the coast. This land is used by the current landowner for the grazing of livestock and growing cereal crops across the plains. It has been designated for this use since 1844. View the virtual site inspection at this link. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY (OMF) 1. Workshops, storage of smaller parts and site offices (will be used for operations once construction completed) 2. Battery storage (batteries; smaller transformers) 3. Major Transformer and links to the high-voltage transmission line This facility adopts a large hardstand zone, site clearance significance to accommodate the infrastructure for this component. SOLAR PANELS These will ideally be located on near-level plains. New access roads will be constructed, and services will be trenched, linking panels back to the transformer site. WIND TURBINES These will be typically located through hilly zones to maximise use of windy zones along the coast. New access roads with wide sweeping bends are required to allow transportation of long turbine blades and other components on low loader trucks. Services will be trenched to link turbines back to the transformer site. HYDRO ENERGY This is proposed to store energy, with the construction of dams at high and low levels. Water can be pumped from low to high, then released downstream through a power-generating turbine. Concrete spillways direct flow to a low-level dam. Water is topped up from nearby creeks or the ocean. SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, ACCESS ROADS, FENCING AND GATES 1. Services: water, telecommunication, low voltage power (to be connected from existing services) 2. Access roads: unsealed and used for maintenance access once construction is complete. 3. Car parking: used at both construction and post-construction stages. 4. Fencing and gates: to restrict public access to the site, in particular, the transformer and battery storage site. 5. Sewerage: captured onsite and pumped out of large holding tanks for treatment offsite. UO Project Management for Engineers – Assessment 2 Project Case Page 1 of 2 YOUR PROJECT TEAM You are a newly formed project team within the ABC Energy Corporation. Your project team comprise of multidisciplinary members. Note: This project was adapted from Duff et al. (2020). CONTRACT PROVISIONS: ● Estimated value of the Energy Hub is $ 910 Million and the cost is distributed among the project components as given in the table below. The entire Energy Hub construction should be completed and ready for operation within 120 weeks A penalty of 10% of the project value will be applied if constructions have not been completed by the deadline (you can assume the same penalty for project phases) Project Phase UO Project Management for Engineers - Assessment 2 Project Case O & M facilities Solar Panels Wind Turbines Hydro Energy Access Roads, Gates and Fence REFERENCE Budget Allocated (AUD) $270 Million $120 Million $230 Million $240 Million $50 Million Expected completion time for different phases (Weeks) 35 UO Project Management for Engineers - Assessment 2 Project Case 20 20 80 15 Actual spent by week 8 $70 Million $65 Million $115 Million $50 Million $15 Million Duff, A., Hanchant-Nichols, D., Bown, B., Gamage, S., Nixon, B., Nisi, P., Boase, J., & Smith, E. (2020). A Right Way, Wrong Way and Better Way for Energy Engineers to Work with Aboriginal Communities. G. Bombaerts, K. Jenkins, Y. A. Sanusi, & W. Guoyu (Eds.), Energy Justice across Borders (pp. 45–68). Springer Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-24021-9_3 Page 2 of 2
