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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Sydney Opera House and Project Management


Sydney Opera House—one of the most recognizable images of the modern world. It was designed by Jørn Utzon of Denmark in 1957 and deemed, at the time, a spectacular failure. Even though it is now revered as an icon of Sydney, it was originally labeled a “white elephant” and “acoustic nightmare.” When construction started on the Sydney Opera House in 1959, it was estimated to cost AU$7 million and take five years to build. It was finally completed in 1973 (9 years behind schedule) at a cost of over AU$100 million (AU$93 million over budget.) Even though this project failed to meet the traditional project management success metrics, it is
considered a huge success.

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