A presentation led by Richard Palczynski from Crossrail, within the 'Organisation' stream at the APM Project Management Conference 2016.

1. Richard Palczynski
Head of Programme Controls, Crossrail
Mind-set
World Class
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2. About me
• Civil Engineer
• Design, Construction, Commercial Management, Project Management, Six
Sigma, Programme Management, Programme Controls
• Big fan of Rugby, skiing and triathlon…
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DELIVERY CORPORATE
CLIENT
DELIVERY
Fylde Coast
Jubilee Line Extension
CTRL (HS1)
West Coast Mainline
Parsons Brinkerhoff
Balfour Beatty
Mace
Crossrail

3. Cone of Uncertainty - or Certainty versus PM focus
Options Generation
Early Screening Studies
Single Option
Concept Design
Scheme Design
Sponsor/Board
Approval
Detailed Engineering
Definitive Execution
Plans
Completion

4. Creating a World Class mind set
• Crossrail’sjourney to World Class
• What it looks like
• Are we really in control?
• Crossrail Myth Buster
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8. September 2004
Katrina31st Dec 1999

9. …to reach young people all
around the world, to connect
them with the inspirational power
of the Games so that they are
inspired to choose sport….

13. …MOVING LONDON FORWARD

14. The key to momentum…

17. Do you know your organisations
purpose… it’s cause… their
beliefs?

18. So what does World Class look like?

19. So what does World Class look like?

20. CURRENT
ISSUES
DELIVERY
EARNED VALUE
CONTRACT
EARNED VALUE
CONTRACT
PERFORMANCE
CONTRUCTION
PROGRESS
AFCDCDELIVERY
PERFORMANCE
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
Summary Are we within funding? Are we on-time? Appendix
CONTRACT ONE
PAGER
So what does World Class look like?

21. Creating a World Class mind set
• You’ve got to WANT to do it
• You’ve got to link your personal WHY to the
Corporate WHY for the magic to happen
• You’ve got to evangelise it
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22. Myth Buster
• We’re fully integrated
• Since we say we’re World Class, we must now
be in full control
• We all play fair together
• We get a few Freedom of Information requests
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23. The END!