GMR's Terminal 3 for Delhi Airport: A Successful Project Execution Model for Public-Private Partnership Initiatives?

GMR's Terminal 3 for Delhi Airport: A Successful Project Execution Model for Public-Private Partnership Initiatives?
Case Code: PROM010
Case Length: 24 pages
Period: 2006-2010
Pub Date: 2011
Teaching Note: Available		 Price: Rs.400
Organization: GMR Group, Delhi International Airport Limited
Industry: Infrastructure
Countries: India
Themes: Project Management, Public-Private Partnership, Infrastructure
GMR's Terminal 3 for Delhi Airport: A Successful Project Execution Model for Public-Private Partnership Initiatives?
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Abstract

This case study discusses the infrastructure deficit in India and how the country was trying to overcome this problem with the help of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. The case details the 'Terminal 3 for Delhi Airport' project to explain the role and importance of PPP in overcoming infrastructure deficit. It also explains the different features of Terminal 3 (T3) which go to make it a world class airport terminal. In the end, the case study covers the limitations of the PPP model. The case study helps to understand the role of PPP and provides scope for discussions on how to overcome the limitations of PPP. It also provides ample scope for discussing how T3 was completed in just 37 months and what the upcoming infrastructure projects can learn from this project. This case is meant for MBA/MS students as a part of their Project Management curriculum.

Issues

  • Understand the importance of Public-Private Partnership initiatives, especially in emerging markets, to bridge the 'infrastructure deficit
  • Understand the salient features of Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 (T3) project and analyze all the features that have contributed to the completion of T3 project in a record 37 months
  • Discuss and debate what T3's record completion in 37 months means for PPP initiatives and what best practices this project execution offers for future PPP initiatives in the infrastructure sector

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Keywords

Project Management, Infrastructure Project, Airport Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnership, Delhi Airport's Terminal 3, PPP model, Infrastructure Development, Time Series Data, Suppliers, Sustainability, Operations

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