The Aftermath of the World Trade Center Collapse: Rebuilding the New York City Transit System (B)
Subject
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Publication Year
2003
Abstract
The case describes the rebuild of the New York transit system damaged by the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. It focuses on the reconstruction of the subway lines affected, and looks specifically at project management with a focus on planning, including decisions regarding contractor selection, budgeting, scheduling, fast-tracking and project monitoring. The case is written from the perspective of the project manager working for the Capital Program Management department of the New York City Transit Agency, the largest agency of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York. It describes the challenge facing the project manager when the project initially estimated to take two years is to be completed in less than nine months. Case (A) follows the project up to May 10, 2002, when first signs appear that the project is in trouble. Case (B) continues with the events that followed.
Topic List
Project Management, Construction, Project Planning, Transportation, Operations Management, Fast Track Project
Industry
Transportation, Construction
Publication Event Date
2002
LBS Case Number
CS-03-005
Location
New York, NY, USA
Publication Organisation Size
65,000 employees
Project Funder
European Research Council (ERC)
Available on ECCH
No
