Assignment task:
Build a case analysis using the structure of a project Charter, designed specifically to illustrate the issues that caused this project to fail.
Airbus A380:
In 2004, Airbus set about piecing together parts of what they hoped would become the largest passenger plane in the skies. Pieces were shipped from Toulouse to the assembly site in Hamburg. As the pieces were moved closer together, it soon became clear that they didn't fit.
We later learned that designers working on the parts of the plane had been using a different CAD programmes which meant that the measurements were all different.
Even when working across borders and time zones, project management teaches us the importance of keeping everyone on the same page. And this should start with defining the programmes and systems to be used.