Hs2 Project Report

The HS2 Project 2014

Project Definition Report

Add a short description of the project here

Your assessment No. here (Overtype)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 3

2 Background 3

3 Scope 3

4 Project Objectives 4

5 People and Resources 4

6 Recommendation and Next Steps 4

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1 Introduction

Describe why HS2 can be described as a project using lecture notes or key references,

PMI states that “A project is temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result”. The Department of Transport has funded

Most of the UK’s major rail routes where laid in the nineteenth century and have been adapted to suit modern needs ever since. The network struggles to be future proof as it copes with increasing commuter numbers and the need for quicker journey times between major UK cities. From 1998 to 2013 the number of rail journeys has doubled 1.5 billion; this kind of rapid growth is unsustainable for an already outdated rail network.

• The business case – What financial reasons are there for doing the project, what value will it bring to the economy?

In 2006 Sir Rod Eddington produced a study for the UK government serving advice on links between economic growth & productivity and transport. He highlights 17 Key findings

• Why the UK needs this, the rationale behind it, (where’s the pain, problem?)

• The background and history that brought the UK to where it is now in this situation (broad description)

• Why now – is this good timing to go for it now or should it be linked into something else that is planned for the

3 Scope

This section explains what you think needs to be done about the issue and moves from high level from the previous paragraph to more low level focus.

• What should be done about the issue, problem or opportunity (limit this to the context described in Section 1)

• What will the project achieve and what are the options (can be several)

• What will it NOT do (clarify the boundary if you need to)

• What are the changes that are expected as a result of this project

• How will this project be measured?

• What will success of the project look like – maybe describe it from the project customer (end user) viewpoint

• Are there other ways of tackling this project in a different way? – why are they not as feasible?

• What are the deliverables and expectations?

4 Project Objectives

This section gives detail about the project (The how) so that a plan can be