The Richmond Oval is already open for pre-Olympic events. The project came in under budget and on time--and it's already attracting attention.
Greg Scott, director of the City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada's major projects office, said that the accomplishment, while phenomenal, has been taxing.
"[Information] we've been able to put on the Internet has certainly slowed down [requests]--or given media a thirst for more, I'm not sure which."
The team is now trying to solidify plans for what will become of the CAD$178 million facility after the games. The current thinking is that the site should be transformed into a multi-use facility for events including track, badminton, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, special events and more.
Mr. Scott encourages project managers working on Olympic venues to keep the community's post-games needs in mind.
"If you do that and say that the Olympics--while very important--are the secondary function of the facility, you'll come out on a very successful note," he says.
Editor's Note: For more on the Richmond Oval and other 2010 Winter Olympics projects, visit PMI.org/features. And look for our next installment of the Project to Watch series in May.
Greg Scott, director of the City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada's major projects office, said that the accomplishment, while phenomenal, has been taxing.
"[Information] we've been able to put on the Internet has certainly slowed down [requests]--or given media a thirst for more, I'm not sure which."
The team is now trying to solidify plans for what will become of the CAD$178 million facility after the games. The current thinking is that the site should be transformed into a multi-use facility for events including track, badminton, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, special events and more.
Mr. Scott encourages project managers working on Olympic venues to keep the community's post-games needs in mind.
"If you do that and say that the Olympics--while very important--are the secondary function of the facility, you'll come out on a very successful note," he says.
Editor's Note: For more on the Richmond Oval and other 2010 Winter Olympics projects, visit PMI.org/features. And look for our next installment of the Project to Watch series in May.
When a project needs to have structure the good old SDLC (waterfall) still holds its own. The most important aspect is good pre-development analysis and documentation. I've seen horrible results when Agile and an iterative approach without complete documentation is used for project management. If you want to take it to the next level, add a little Six Sigma into the mix and your project will be on target.