MAN5402 Project Scheduling and Control

Case study: Buffalo Bills Stadium (National Football League)

Estimated Cost: $2,100,000,000

(USD $2.1 Billion)

Location: Buffalo, New York (United States)

Phase: Planning & Preparation

March 7, 2022

The Buffalo Bills are one of the NFL's most-talented teams and a storied franchise. The table-breaking, tailgating fanbase is said to be one of the most passionate groups in all of football. So why does this team continue to play football in an outdated venue while less successful franchises are seeing new, innovative stadiums being built in other cities across America? That's the question many Bills fans ask themselves. But, as plans for a new stadium have been proposed, the excitement amongst the fanbase has begun.

It is yet to be decided where the build will take place, but it seems like the two most likely locations are:

• Downtown Buffalo
• Orchard Park

Orchard Park is home to the team's current stadium, so there's a bit of history with this location that might feel sentimental to some. The commute is only 20-minutes from the city center, but many fans are calling for a downtown stadium in hopes of creating a better entertainment experience for fans before, during, and after the games.

Above you will see the proposed drawings and renderings of the stadium. The build includes a retail district, restaurants, parking garages, an innovative stadium that will house the Bills, and various hotels. In the coming weeks and months, this build should have more information announced, but all signs point to the construction process starting in 2022. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said "Hopefully we have something to announce soon" on March 1, 2022, and many media outlets have reported rumours of an announcement soon. If the project moves forward, its $2.1B budget will make it one of the biggest construction projects in the world.

For more information: https://mycomply.net/info/blog/10-of-the-worlds-biggest-constructionprojects-of-2022/

Q . Assume being a consultant for the Buffalo Bills Stadium project and that the project manager has asked you to explain whether academic literature supports the use of earned value management towards achieving project success. Prepar an answer for the senior project manager based on recent research in academic literature ensuring that you correctly cite your sources using APA 7th referencing.

Q. Using the information in the unit textbook as a starting point, research academic literature and best industry practice linked to time-constrained and resource-constrained scheduling techniques. Creat a table in a single A3 (or 2 A4) document for the Buffalo Bills Stadium project manager in which you summarise the impacts of time-constrained and resource-constrained scheduling techniques on physical resources, project procurement and project change. Ensure that you correctly cite your sources using APA 7th referencing. At the end of the document summarise, with reasons, which approach is a better fit for the Buffalo Bills Stadium project? Ensure that your summary flows from the material in your table.