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Operations manager

Innovative approach

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Airport Project Management Unique

aspects

Large project Investment of the order of Rs. 2000 cr

Vastly different sub projects Airside, Landside (TerminalBuilding)

People intensive passengers and their baggage, visitors

External interface

approach roads, infrastructure, metro

External interface security, customs, police, DGCA andIATA

Many secondary services as independent systems

Fuel system

Flight catering

Ground handling

Cargo

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Airport Project Management Unique

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Numerous support systems

Offices for airlines

Food and Beverage

Retail Car park and taxi management

Hotel/ Transit hotel

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Transfer of operations overnight

Old airport,

stopactivities

New airport,startactivities

Transfer ofpeople /cargo

You can land up atthe old airport andyour plane at thenew airport !!

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Different project completion lines

Construction of the project

Construction of subsystems /

operation

Construction of externalinfrastructure

Approvals from BCAS, DGCAand IATA etc.

Success

fulCommissioningofAirport

Transfer

fromexistingairport tonew

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Management team structure

Airport TransferTeam

Subsystemsmanagement

Team

ExternalInterface

Team

ConstructionTeam

Core Team

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Some innovations

Circular rather than hierarchical management(Funky Management)

Intensive interactive meetings

Planning separated from project execution teamSimple project management tools with diagrams andpictures so that communication across teams isbetter no primavera at management level

Extensive use of technology

Extensive use of experts like OperationsReadiness Airport Transfer, Munich

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Management vs. Construction

ProjectFocused

ManagementFocused

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Set realistic targets

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Support different situations with different

processes

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Learn to lead

Passion Perseverance Patience

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Thank you