MGT 6303
LAMP-H Project Failure
Columbia Southern University
MGT 6303 Project Stakeholders
LAMP-H Project Failure
Project management is a complicated task which involves various processes for
successful completion. According to Sutterfield et al., (2006), the department of defense (DOD)
in the United States has some of the world’s most complex processes of project management.
This assertion points out to the susceptibility of these projects to failure. An example of a failed
project of the United States’ DOD is the Lighter Amphibian Heavy-lift (LAMP-H) project. The
project was imitated by the U.S Army in an effort to acquire crafts with the ability to move on
land water, and with a heavy lifting capability. The successful implementation of the project
would help the troops in logistic resupply missions especially in times of amphibious assault
missions. The LAMP-H was expected to be following the troops from large carrier ships as well
as on land so as to provide them with the necessary supplies essential for sustaining their ground
assault (Sutterfield et al., 2006). Observantly, in the initial stages of planning and
implementation, the project was faced with differing opinions from different stakeholders,
making it somewhat controversial.
In the majority of the cases, the success of a project is guaranteed through the formal
specification of its objectives and requirements through what is commonly known as a
requirements analysis. This step is critical to ascertaining the funds and other resources to be
allocated to the project for its successful sustenance. In the case of the LAMP-H project, the
requirements analysis was not done until about 10 years later when the project manager
identified the need for one. This is one of the reason why the LAMP-H project is considered to
be a failure. As a matter of fact, by the time the requirements analysis for LAMP-H was being
initiated, the project was already in deep trouble which was almost getting it terminated. A
LAMP-H Project Failure
Columbia Southern University
MGT 6303 Project Stakeholders
LAMP-H Project Failure
Project management is a complicated task which involves various processes for
successful completion. According to Sutterfield et al., (2006), the department of defense (DOD)
in the United States has some of the world’s most complex processes of project management.
This assertion points out to the susceptibility of these projects to failure. An example of a failed
project of the United States’ DOD is the Lighter Amphibian Heavy-lift (LAMP-H) project. The
project was imitated by the U.S Army in an effort to acquire crafts with the ability to move on
land water, and with a heavy lifting capability. The successful implementation of the project
would help the troops in logistic resupply missions especially in times of amphibious assault
missions. The LAMP-H was expected to be following the troops from large carrier ships as well
as on land so as to provide them with the necessary supplies essential for sustaining their ground
assault (Sutterfield et al., 2006). Observantly, in the initial stages of planning and
implementation, the project was faced with differing opinions from different stakeholders,
making it somewhat controversial.
In the majority of the cases, the success of a project is guaranteed through the formal
specification of its objectives and requirements through what is commonly known as a
requirements analysis. This step is critical to ascertaining the funds and other resources to be
allocated to the project for its successful sustenance. In the case of the LAMP-H project, the
requirements analysis was not done until about 10 years later when the project manager
identified the need for one. This is one of the reason why the LAMP-H project is considered to
be a failure. As a matter of fact, by the time the requirements analysis for LAMP-H was being
initiated, the project was already in deep trouble which was almost getting it terminated. A
