Aritua, B; Bower, D and Turner, M (2008) Managing the delivery of iconic football stadiums in England. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 161(2), pp. 55-60. ISSN 17514312
Abstract
The English football premier league has become the most popular sports league in the world; with ardent fans and audiences all over the world. The potential business opportunities that this growth holds have therefore attracted investors who are keen to buy shares in the clubs and sign up the best footballers that money can buy. Underpinning the growth in all of the premier league clubs is a desire to make a distinct statement of identity as part of a competitive strategy. One way to achieve this is through the design and construction of iconic football stadiums. This paper explores the specific project management challenges associated with delivery of iconic football stadiums in England and draws lessons for the management of similar iconic infrastructure projects. A study of project management best practice and some case studies shows that key issues which are common to these projects are centred on design management; choice of procurement route; client management; and stakeholder expectation management. These issues are not necessarily unique to the project management of iconic football stadiums but are amplified by the context of these projects. The emphasis on iconic status in a competitive market also means that stadium projects should be conceived and delivered in the context of other strategic projects which should be clearly understood by the project management team.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | buildings, structure & design; economics & finance; management |
| Index terms: | infrastructure project, project management, best practice, design and construction, identity, investor, England, case study, competitive strategy, design management, project management team |
| Subjects: | economic analysis, contractual arrangements, design process, Geography, business, data collection methods, profession, sociology, infrastructure and transport systems, project management theory and practice |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Design Practice, Procurement, Project Management, Geographical Context, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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