Analysis Essay 1 Students are expected to come to class having read course material and written an approximately 500-700 word analysis about the material. These essays should reflect course discussion, be properly cited in APA format referencing the weekly readings with in-text citations, and show an attempt to grapple with the course reading material through their analysis. I am looking for you to immerse yourself in the readings and critically analyze the material as you answer the following questions indicated in bold. Please use topical headings or numbers to make it easy for readers to see that you’ve covered all items. Be sure to use vocabulary and ideas from the readings in your analysis and cite appropriately to demonstrate your mastery of these materials. At least three references should be cited from the assigned reading materials. Thank you! Part I The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (BP) Gulf of Mexico oil spill had a clear impact on BPs profits but the impact on the environment and people is vastly unmeasurable. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 people and injuring many more. An estimated 210 million gallons of oil and 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersants were released into the ocean, polluting the coast, the ocean water and the seafloor. Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, marine mammals and birds died, along with trillions of larval fish. An area 20 times the size of Manhattan is still polluted and buried on the Gulf seafloor. Many have asked how could this tragic event happen? Was it possible to prevent this terrible tragedy from happening? After reviewing the required readings and the resources below please discuss how you think Sustainable Project Management could have provided BP with key insights that may have prevented the disaster from happening in the first place or limited the extent of the damage. Resources Greene-Blose, J. M. (2015). Deepwater horizon: lessons in probabilities Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2015—EMEA, London, England. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. LINK —> https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/comparison-risk-events-with-risk-management-9919 Maltzman, R. (2010). Green Project Management and the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill LINK —> https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescollective/green-project-management-and-bp-deepwater-horizon-spill/14345/ Deepwater Horizon Gulf Restoration LINK —>https://www.fws.gov/program/deepwater-horizon-gulf-restoration Deep Water Video 1 LINK —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbl7QeqfE-Q Deep Water Video 2 LINK —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzrGZCJojUE Part II 1. Please identify and describe a project that you are currently working on within your organization or other setting. If you are currently not working on a project think about a project you would like to work on in the future (this could also be a hypothetical project). Remember, a project as defined by GPM is “an investment that requires a set of coordinated activities performed over a finite period of time in order to accomplish a unique result in support of a desired outcome” (p.28, GPM Reference Guide). Please think considerably about a project that interests you as we will build on this assignment in each of the future modules culminating with your final project. 2. Now, reflect upon and discuss any sustainability concerns you have regarding this project. If you have no sustainability concerns regarding this project what is a general sustainability topic you are interested in and would like to learn more about. 3. Take a photograph to capture this sustainability concern you experienced and include it in this assignment. What did you observe and/or experience? Did this experience prompt you to want to learn more about this issue and even take a step further to act in order to help develop sustainability initiatives? 4. Based on your initial thoughts and the readings this week, what role do you think project management has in making projects more sustainable?
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