Answer to Question #319666 in History for Hamza Khan

Question

(a) Identify Five projects in Pakistan that you consider to be humanity's greatest achievements in the last Three decades.

(b) Briefly write the background of these projects.

(c) Review these great achievements in terms of the importance of project management.

Answer 1

(a)

• Karachi Neighborhood Improvement Project
• Sindh Resilience Project
• The Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan
• Ranolia Hydropower Project
• The Polio Eradication Project

(b)

Karachi Neighborhood Improvement Project - Many Pakistani people live in neighborhoods that are not easy for pedestrians to navigate and do not have safe transportation. 

Sindh Resilience Project - Another one of the development projects in Pakistan which focused on disaster management is the Sindh Resilience Project. 

 The Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan project - was developed by the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization began in 2011. $2.5 million in aid was provided in order to upgrade flood warning systems, asses damages caused by flooding, and update flood hazard maps in order to help with recovery efforts as well as prevent future.

Ranolia Hydropower Project - Imported oil is Pakistan’s main source of power. The high price of oil is causing a strain on the country and causing power outages. The Ranolia Hydropower Project was started in order to harness clean energy and create jobs.

The Polio Eradication Project - Pakistan is one of the only polio-endemic countries in the world, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria. Due to an increasing trend of polio cases in Pakistan, the government announced the National Emergency Action Plan for Polio Eradication. 

(c)

In this question, it will be important to first understand the definition of a project, project management as well as its importance. Further, it will also be important to have in mind different innovations or accomplishments that mankind has invented over the years so as to link them to the concept of a project and project management. Therefore, first note that a project can be simply viewed as a set of activities that has both inputs and outputs that is conducted with the purpose of attaining a specific objective. On the other hand, note that project management includes applying different skills, expertise or talents to conduct the activities of a project adequately in order to achieve the project's deliverables within the specified time limit.

With the above understanding, we can note that some of the innovations that we can consider can include: invention of electric forms of transport such as as electric cars and trains, invention of solar panels, innovation in the health sector by inventing birth control methods as well as genetic modification methods among others. We can note that these innovations have been able to improve the way of living of human kind in one way or another. Based on this list of examples, we can link them to the definition of a project whereby we can note that for example, invention of electric cars and trains included a set of activities such as identifying the best technologies to apply in this innovation as well as acquiring the equipment required to develop electric trains and cars which means that these are some of the inputs that required to be put up in such a project with the outcome or output being to achieve a faster means of transport than the ancient types of trains that were being used as well as provide an alternative to fuel energy. On the other hand, note that this review can review certain aspects of the importance of project management. First, we can note that through adequate project management, the project deliverables were able to be attained whereby for instance, having an alternative to electricity through invention of solar panels was achieved and this included having sufficient skills and expertise that was attained through project management.