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CPI Conference 2001
Executing Small Projects Research Team
Executing Small Projects Research Team
Gareth Williams
Bechtel
Gareth Williams
Bechtel
ExecutingSmall Capital Projects
ExecutingSmall Capital Projects
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Gary Williams
Bechtel
Gary Williams
Bechtel
ExecutingSmall Capital Projects
ExecutingSmall Capital Projects
CPI Conference 2001
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The CircumstancesThe Circumstances
• Industries maturing
•Small capital projects are a larger percentage of most budgets
•Small project processes less well understood
•Small project managed instinctively
• Industries maturing
•Small capital projects are a larger percentage of most budgets
•Small project processes less well understood
•Small project managed instinctively
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It Is Time to Rethink
Let’s Break Out of
Our Old Ways of
Thinking!
Let’s Break Out of
Our Old Ways of
Thinking!
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Executing Small Projects Research Team
Gertraud Breitkopf General Services Administration, Chair
Coy Campbell Kværner
Terry D’Souza 3M
Jon Dutcher Abbott Labs
Eric Johnson Solutia
Tony Kanaly BMW Constructors
Matthew Nissen Watkins Engineers & Constructors
Gary Smith North Dakota State
Jim Staudt Rohm & Haas
Gareth Williams Bechtel
Gertraud Breitkopf General Services Administration, Chair
Coy Campbell Kværner
Terry D’Souza 3M
Jon Dutcher Abbott Labs
Eric Johnson Solutia
Tony Kanaly BMW Constructors
Matthew Nissen Watkins Engineers & Constructors
Gary Smith North Dakota State
Jim Staudt Rohm & Haas
Gareth Williams Bechtel
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What Is A Small Project?
• Total cost $100,000 to $2 million
•Part-time, multi-disciplined team
•Operating facility environment
•Short duration
• Total cost $100,000 to $2 million
•Part-time, multi-disciplined team
•Operating facility environment
•Short duration
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The Approach
• Focused on practices that are different for small projects.
•Surveyed 36 diverse organizations that do small projects.
•Compiled an exhaustive survey of practices and results.
•Visited and interviewed leaders face to face.
• Focused on practices that are different for small projects.
•Surveyed 36 diverse organizations that do small projects.
•Compiled an exhaustive survey of practices and results.
•Visited and interviewed leaders face to face.
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Results Across the BoardResults Across the Board
• Interviewees had experience with 30-150 projects per year
• Inconsistent data
• Inconsistent organizational structures
• Inconsistent work processes
• Interviewees had experience with 30-150 projects per year
• Inconsistent data
• Inconsistent organizational structures
• Inconsistent work processes
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The Analysis
•Documented standard industry practices.
•Separated organizations into groups.
•Analyzed differences – practices and performance.
•Documented standard industry practices.
•Separated organizations into groups.
•Analyzed differences – practices and performance.
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The Industry Needs
• Improved body of small project knowledge
•Clear, documented small project best practices
•Consistent small project measures
•More attention paid to small projects
• Improved body of small project knowledge
•Clear, documented small project best practices
•Consistent small project measures
•More attention paid to small projects
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The Small Projects Toolkit
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The Differences
Average Budget Performance
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Ove
r Budget
Better Budget Performers
Poorer Budget Performers
Delta is 6.4%
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2525
Small Cap Annual Budget
($ Million)
Small Cap Annual Budget
($ Million)
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Various Size ProjectsVarious Size Projects
Four Percent Improvement Equals
$1 Million$1 MillionFree Project!Free Project!
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Other Benefits
•Higher returns on investment
• Improved schedule compliance and
improved budget compliance
• Improved customer satisfaction
•Reduced average project duration
Free
Projects!Free
Projects!
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• Front-End Planning
• Design
• Procurement
• Construction
• Start-Up and Operations
• People
• Organization
• Front-End Planning
• Design
• Procurement
• Construction
• Start-Up and Operations
• People
• Organization
• Project Processes
• Project Controls
• Contracting
• Safety, Health & Environment
• Technology & Information
• Global
• Project Processes
• Project Controls
• Contracting
• Safety, Health & Environment
• Technology & Information
• Global•PeoplePeople
•OrganizationOrganization
•Project Project ProcessesProcesses
CII Knowledge Structure
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Best Practices – People
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NoCore Team
Core Team
Percent of Small Project DeliveredOn Schedule
Savings!
Savings!
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Best Practices – Organization
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Organizations with Alliances
Engineering AlliancesEngineering Alliances
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Small Projects
Constructor AlliancesConstructor Alliances
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Large Projects
Small Projects
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No AllianceNo Alliance AllianceAlliance
2.1% Improvement
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Budget Performance of Teams with and without
Alliances
Savings!
Savings!
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Best Practices – Work Processes
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Small Project Organizations with Front-End Planning Checklists
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Budget PerformerBudget PerformerSchedule PerformerSchedule PerformerSavings!
Savings!
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Best Practices
• Improved Return on Investment
• Improved Schedule and Budget Reliability
• Improved Customer Satisfaction
• Improved Return on Investment
• Improved Schedule and Budget Reliability
• Improved Customer Satisfaction
Free
Projects!Free
Projects!
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It is Time to Get out of Our Jar!
• Let’s re-examine:
- Where we put our best people
- Where we invest our time
- Our practices
- Our operations
• Let’s re-examine:
- Where we put our best people
- Where we invest our time
- Our practices
- Our operations
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A Few of the Tools in the Toolbox
Come to the Implementation Session
and See More!
Come to the Implementation Session
and See More!
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Implementation SessionImplementation Session
• Introduction
•People- Scenario
- Research
- Best Practices
• Front End Planning
•Organization
•Conclusion
• Introduction
•People- Scenario
- Research
- Best Practices
• Front End Planning
•Organization
•Conclusion
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Construction Project Improvement Conference
Construction Industry Institute
Austin, Texas
2001: A Construction Odyssey
Trends and Perspectives
2001: A Construction Odyssey
Trends and Perspectives