Project Management isn't Rocket Science
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A straightforward look at project management brought to you by Brian Mercer of Theon - http://www.theonltd.com/
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Project Management isn't Rocket Science
- 1. www.theonltd.com (Rocket Science Is Easy) Brian Mercer Director, Project Management Project Management – It’s Not Rocket Science!
- 2. www.theonltd.com Presentation Scope • Rocket Science • 40 Years of North Sea Projects • Stage Gates – A Simple Process • What Is The Difficulty • Some Challenges? • Pointed Examples? • Project Manager’s Brain • 40 Years of North Sea Projects • Questions
- 3. www.theonltd.com Rocket Science Exact Science: • Structure • Aerodynamics • Propulsion • Fuel • Controls See http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash /RocketScience101/RocketScienc e101.html Payload
- 4. www.theonltd.com 40 Years of North Sea Projects It Doesn’t Work!! How Do We Operate It? We’ve Had This Problem Before
- 5. www.theonltd.com Stage Gates – A Simple Process OperateExecuteDefineSelectConcept Stage Gate Reviews
- 6. www.theonltd.com What Is The Difficulty?
- 7. www.theonltd.com Some Challenges? • Insufficient Scope Definition • Define to Meet the Budget • Lack of Effective Option Selection and Phase Skipping • When to Start Project Management? • Risk Management – Identification and Mitigation? • Budgeting – CAPEX, OPEX? • Who are the Stakeholders? • Hobbyism and Preferential Engineering • Accountability • Change Management • Interface Management • Close Out • Lessons Learned vs Lessons Identified
- 8. www.theonltd.com Pointed Examples • Effective vs Gold-Plated Solutions • Interface Management – What Does It Mean For Other Disciplines? • Estimates – Generated By Engineers • Working To Budgets And Timescales • Managing Change And Scope Creep • Why Is It Necessary to Write It Down? • What Do Lead Engineers Lead? • What Makes A Good Project Manager?
- 10. www.theonltd.com 40 Years of North Sea Projects
- 12. www.theonltd.com Contacts Steve Rowbottom - Managing Director steve.rowbottom@theonltd.com Zulfiqar Hussain - Business Director zulfiqar.hussain@theonltd.com Brian Mercer - Director, Project Management brian.mercer@theonltd.com Matthew Guite – Director Subsea, Pipelines and Risers matthew.guite@theonltd.com Paul Hardwick – Director, Process and Facilities paul.hardwick@theonltd.com Head Office 30 Abercrombie Court Prospect Road Arnhall Business Park Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6FE United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1224 907444 London Office Building 3 Chiswick Park 566 Chiswick High Road London W4 5YA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 8899 6690