CASE I.1 THE DENVER AIRPORT When the Denver Airport project was initiated in 198

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CASE I.1 THE DENVER AIRPORT When the Denver Airport project was initiated in 1989, the planned 4-year timeframe seem adequate. However, despite abundant political backing and adequate funding, the project sufferea a 16-month delay and a $1.5 billion cost overrun. The NTCP model can be used in retrospect to explain the root cause of much of the project's unsatisfactory performance. With 20-20 hindsight one may argue that a relatively simple NTCP analysis of the project and its sub-projects at an early stage land adjusting the management style accordinglyl might have significantly improved performance To enable aircraft turnaround around in less than 30 minutes as requested by United Airlines one of the airport's largest tenants, an automated baggage sorting and handling system was

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Risk of product failure rises directly with the technical complexity of the project. NTCP analysis provides framework for analyzing the project based on novelty, technology, complexity and pace.

If they had used the framework and could have identified the project as high –tech project, they could have diagnosed the gaps between your current capabilities and what is needed to make the project a success. Since, high-tech projects are subject to delays, cost overruns and risks of product failure. They could have asked for a more time or could have planned the contingency plan to handle the emergency that can arise for not meeting the duration.

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