Primary Author: Richard P. Helper, PSP
Co-Author(s): William J. Mihelich
Audience Focus: Intermediate
Application Type: Practice
Venue: 2016 AACE International Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract: Cost, Scheduling, Earned Value, WBS, Risk Management, Change Management, KPIs, AACE Recommended Practices - there is an overwhelming amount of published information readily available to today’s project management professionals. Trying to implement all the available tools, techniques and practices without a system to organize, choreograph and integrate project execution and management processes will not produce consistent results. Many organizations face this problem. This paper will present a case study in how a major EPC contractor created an EPC project template featuring graphical process maps and gated milestones. The processes incorporate AACE Recommended Practices as well other industry and company practices. This paper will also show how supporting documentation such as handbooks, manuals, milestone review checklists and training programs are integrated, creating a complete operations system. The EPC Template is the glue that holds all the elements of project execution and management together in an organized, life cycle phased, collaborative environment developed using Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat files all residing on a Share Point site.
Co-Author(s): William J. Mihelich
Audience Focus: Intermediate
Application Type: Practice
Venue: 2016 AACE International Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract: Cost, Scheduling, Earned Value, WBS, Risk Management, Change Management, KPIs, AACE Recommended Practices - there is an overwhelming amount of published information readily available to today’s project management professionals. Trying to implement all the available tools, techniques and practices without a system to organize, choreograph and integrate project execution and management processes will not produce consistent results. Many organizations face this problem. This paper will present a case study in how a major EPC contractor created an EPC project template featuring graphical process maps and gated milestones. The processes incorporate AACE Recommended Practices as well other industry and company practices. This paper will also show how supporting documentation such as handbooks, manuals, milestone review checklists and training programs are integrated, creating a complete operations system. The EPC Template is the glue that holds all the elements of project execution and management together in an organized, life cycle phased, collaborative environment developed using Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat files all residing on a Share Point site.