Produced by:
The Predictable Future
Ron Babich, Vice PresidentHard Dollar Corporation
Hard Dollar Corporate Objectives
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• Leading PCM solution
• 100% customer success
• The “Southwest Airlines” of software employers
• Fast Growing
HD CUSTOMERS BY INDUSTRY
“Future Man” Predicts…No offense
Future Man but do you have all your marbles?
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Planning/Design Estimating Scheduling Progress Finance
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Unified Visibility - Control
The Reality…Now
Direct Causes of Failure • Errors or oversights in the planning and preparation phase
Indirect Causes of Technical Failure • Inadequate execution of operation and maintenance
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Planning/Design •Numerous Take Off Systems
•Spreadsheet Output
•Lack of Change Support in Real Time
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Unified Visibility - Control
Estimate
• Centralized History
• Lack of Detail
• Integration to Schedule
• “Norms” Data
• Dependency on Spreadsheet
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Unified Visibility - Control
Schedule
• % Complete – Lack of Quantity Information
• Disconnected from Progress and Estimating Tools
• CPI not included
• Scheduled work varies from how the work was estimated
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Unified Visibility - Control
Progress
• Disconnect from Finance
• Level of Detail not Matched with Plan and Reported in Finance
• Discipline of Collection
• % Complete Guess vs. Actual Quantities
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Unified Visibility - Control
Finance
• Manual Reconciliation to Estimate Origin
• Level of Detail not Matched with Plan
• Cash Flow Calculations
• Resource Ties
• Accrued Earned Calculations
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• Is it possible to manage the unplanned?
• Use historical data for agile planning?
• Use ‘What if?’ scenarios on the fly?
The Future is…Predictable?
The Future Lies in History
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Where did the Number come from?
13Proprietary & Confidential
Common Failures by Stages
Setting goals• Unclear description of STO goals
Planning• Procedures not easy to follow or up-to-date• Tools are incorrectly specified• Improper technical skills requirements• Unclear or incomplete work orders
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Common Failures by Stages
Execution• Inadequate failure diagnosis • Failures not detected during testing or inspection• Bad on-site load measurement • Inadequate quality control of executed work • Delayed installation of component • Installation of wrong or damaged components • Ignored maintenance
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Common Failures by Stages
Reporting• Bad cause description
Data Analyses• Inadequate utilization of company internal data
• Inadequate exchange of reliability data between operating companies
Improvements• No improvements suggested at all
• Insufficient quality on suggestions http://www.exprobase.com/Default.aspx?page=181#LinkImprovements
Global spending in 2011 on oil & gas STO services
will total $13.17bn.
Predicting the Present
Source: visiongain
$676 Million+ at Risk
Audited Spreadsheet Errors
• Audits done shows that nearly 90% of the spreadsheets contained serious errors
• The average cell error rates (the ratio of cells with errors to all cells with formulas) is 5.2%
Source http://www.strategy-at-risk.com/2009/03/03/the-risk-of-spreadsheet-errors/
This Formula Has Legs
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E = 1 – (1 – e) n
Dilution in the Culture
“Evidence shows that most downstream and midstream operators…leave 3% to 5% of potential cost-reduction savings on the table annually because addressing them requires a change in organizational behavior and business culture.”
Source: Alex Buehler, The Marshall-Teichert Group, Minneapolis, Minn.November 2010 edition of OIL & GAS FINANCIAL JOURNAL
Is Software Used to Schedule the Project?
Case Study on STO on 44 Projects
Case Study on STO
Is Pre-task Planning a Regular Part of Project Planning?
Where do the Workers Come From?
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Duration of Project
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Industry Experts Know…
• An acceptable range of error for a detailed work order scope is of about 10%
• When work orders are "guesstimated" without any detail, the degree of error is very high. The error range could span from 25% up to 60% and more.
Cascading KPIs
“How can we get by with one less water hauling truck this week?” or…
Source: Alex Buehler, The Marshall-Teichert Group, Minneapolis, Minn.November 2010 edition of OIL & GAS FINANCIAL JOURNAL
…“How can we provide enough information about a maintenance need to ensure the instrumentation technician arrives onsite with the correct parts and tools?””
Characteristics of Credible Cost Planning
Clear Identification of Task
Broad Participation in Preparation
Availability of Valid Data
Standardized Structure For Estimate
Provision for ProgramUncertainties
Recognition of Inflation
Recognition of Excluded Costs
Independent Review Of Estimates
• Layout project needs with the Cost Breakdown Schedule (CBS)
• Create task templates, norms, standardized coding, and work packages
1. Plan
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Plan
Rate Storage
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Store Re-UsableUpdated Rates
Store Re-UsableUpdated Rates
Assembly Storage
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StandardizeCrew Make Up
And otherAssembly Like
Resources
StandardizeCrew Make Up
And otherAssembly Like
Resources
Norms Database Storage
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Build Best Practice
History to Draw
Durations
Build Best Practice
History to Draw
Durations
Planning
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Allow for Flexibility in
Scope
Allow for Flexibility in
Scope
• Create cost and resource loaded schedules
• Dynamically link with Oracle’s Primavera (P6) or Microsoft Project
2. Schedule
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Plan Schedule
Estimating
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Scheduling
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What If Scenarios, Changes, Resource-
ProductivityConsequences
What If Scenarios, Changes, Resource-
ProductivityConsequences
• Track the actual data vs. projected data
• Use actual performance factors to drive accurate forecasts
• Cost visibility from start to finish
• Automated change tracking
• Team collaboration and updates
3. Execute
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Plan Schedule Execute
• Analyze trends and get alerts to successfully resolve issues
• Access web-based HD Projectfacts for instant reports
• Save full historical data for future use
4. Complete & Analyze
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Plan Schedule Execute Complete & Analyze
Spreadsheet Virus
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A Formula for Bad PI / Pie
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• Audits done shows that nearly 90% of the spreadsheets contained serious errors
• Even experienced users succeed in only finding 54% on average
• Results show that 94% of spreadsheets have errors and that the average cell error rates (the ratio of cells with errors to all cells with formulas) is 5.2%
Source: http://www.strategy-at-risk.com/2009/03/03/the-risk-of-spreadsheet-errors/
A Small Error
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A Small Error
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Avoiding Mistakes
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