ABSTRACT
The next two chapters present the descriptions, data collections and analyses of two case studies on major infrastructure projects: Heathrow Terminal 5 and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link High Speed 1 (also referred to as T5 and HS1). Broadly similar major infrastructure projects in recent years in the UK include Wembley Stadium, High Speed 1 Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Heathrow Terminal 5, London 2012 Olympic Games and Crossrail Project. The best practices and learning from two major infrastructure projects (viz. Heathrow Terminal 5 and Channel Tunnel High Speed 1) were presented at two closely connected MPA seminars during the first quarter of 2008. As a consequence some of the ‘elite interviewees’ who were members of MPA suggested a comparative study of these two high-profile projects. After reporting on these two cases, a comparison of the best practices of each is made, and used to test the three research propositions and also to explain the findings from the questionnaire-based survey and PLS modeling (see Chapter 7). Chapter 9 ends with the development of the Assessing Project Excellence (APEX) model.
