Scottish Parliament Building Failure

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Government buildings are massive projects that become the identity of a country; in addition, these buildings are made on the ideology that represents the country, their culture and society all in one. The history is full of failed government building projects for instance; in UK, there are many trademark projects that have failed to fulfil their purpose and expectation of their stakeholders especially in regards of their completion timing and total cost. Some of the failed building projects includes the British Library, Scottish parliament, Wembley Stadium that have been criticised from people as well as many prominent personalities within the country regarding their out of league budget and delayed completion.
The research paper aims to highlight a brief overview of the project of Scottish Parliament project and the reason of its failure that has been criticised throughout the construction and execution of the project. In addition, it discusses the role of project management and strategic project management in the completion of the project. Furthermore, it highlights the lessons that could be learnt from the causes of the …show more content…

In addition, in the year 2003, Lord Peter Fraser blamed the management of the construction for the delayed and controversial execution of the building. While investigating for the reasons of the delayed execution of the project, it is observed that the selected procurement method for the project was the main reason that the project was late in its opening and had increased its construction cost. In addition, the key architects “EMBT and RMJM” of the project had selected targets that were inappropriate and inadequate for the site of the project, in addition it was difficult for the construction and project management of the project to complete them within the determined time (McCrone,

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