Lecture 5

Question 1

What is the difference between the Anglo-Saxon culture and Rhinelander’s culture?

Answer 1

Anglo-Saxon need certainty with everything where as Rhinelander’s culture understand there is uncertainty

Question 2

What are the 5 factors for current projects failure?

Answer 2

Anglo-Saxon culture, negation of complexity, fixed inputs and outputs at the start of a project, misconception of parties working together for a common goal and inventing the wheel (same will remain the same and don’t need to be reinvented)

Question 3

What is the motivation of stakeholders?

Answer 3

Value of output(money)

Question 4

What is the motivation of problem owner(client, network owner)?

Answer 4

Interested in cost - effectiveness (output for price)

Question 5

What is the motivation of a contractor?

Answer 5

Interested in cost efficiency(price/profit/risk/cost)