Read the case study below and answer ALL of the questions that follow:

R$22$ million paid for no work

The departments of public works, roads, and transport, along with the provincial health department and treasury, announced yesterday that it was willing to pay Tsogo Developers R$22$ million despite the company's failure to complete construction on the R$456,5$m Brits Hospital. Tsogo and llima Projects were awarded the R$456,5$ million contract in $2005$ and construction began on November $25,2008.$But work stopped in May this year after Ilima was liquidated. At the time Ilima had a portfolio of construction projects worth more than R$1-$billion and employed about $700$ people. Public works spokesperson Roberta Makhambeni told Sowetanyesterday that the department had good reason to pay. $"$In order to fast$-$track the re$-$appointment of the new contractor, the

department opted for a settlement instead of the final account, which would have delayed the process," Makhambeni said. Now a new contractor $-$ JR Stock and Stocks, who lost out in the initial bidding for the contract $-$ has been hired to complete the project. The hospital is scheduled to open in July $2012.$ Makhambeni said "they were second$-$best $($in the initial bidding

process$)$ and had the right grading". Tsogo and Ilima were paid R$57$ million before construction was stopped in May. Ilima's financial problems affected other projects, among them:

$-$the R$137$ million for a government office complex in Vryburg, Northwest.

$-$About R$35$ million for the construction of a psychiatric hospital in Sterkfontein, Krugersdorp, Gauteng.

$-$R$16$ million for the construction of a taxi rank in Mabopane, north of Pretoria.

$-$More than R$60$ million for the construction of $1500$ houses for Mogale City municipality$$ and

$-$R$450$ million worth of construction work in Eastern Cape. Question $4$: Strategic Recommendations for Future Projects

Based on the lessons learned from the Brits Hospital construction project:

a$.$ Develop strategic recommendations for future projects undertaken by public departments. Your recommendations

should address the planning, monitoring, and controlling processes of project scope and schedule management.

b$.$ Highlight how the integration of scope validation, control techniques, and advanced scheduling tools $($like Gantt Charts

and Project Network Diagrams$)$ can be leveraged to prevent similar failures.Specifically, focus on how these

recommendations could support the development of a robust Work Breakdown Structure and a schedule management

plan that includes contingency planning for unforeseen risks

$>$Comprehensiveness and Strategic Value of the Recommendations: Evaluate the thoroughness and

strategic insight of the recommendations for future projects, particularly in planning, monitoring, and

controlling processes.

$>$Feasibility of Implementation Strategies: Judge the practicality and implementability of the

recommended strategies, including their alignment with project management best practices.

$>-$ Application of Lessons Learned from the Case Study: Assess the extent to which the recommendations

apply lessons learned from the case study to prevent similar project management failures.