This document summarizes a presentation about using Deltek Acumen software to analyze project schedules for Technip, an engineering and construction company focused on energy projects. It discusses:
- How Technip began using Acumen in 2009 and now uses it as part of their schedule review process.
- A case study where Acumen was used to analyze delays on a subsea EPCI contract in order to prove impact and support a change order. Acumen tools like float analysis, ribbon charts, and trace logic were used to identify issues caused by client review cycles extending beyond agreements.
- How the Acumen analysis identified a substantial increase in critical float count and other anomalies, allowing a deeper investigation into impacted engineering deliverables
The PROuD project - Flying into the future with the PBN flight procedures PROuD Project
Collection of all the Consortium presentations at the Final Communication Event of the PROuD project, one of the SESAR JU Large Scale Demonstration Activity
Using Six Sigma to reduce ATF pipeline transfer lossesNeelesh Bhagwat
My team's six sigma green belt project where we addressed the high transfer losses during pumping of Jet Fuel from Refinery to Aviation Filling Station.
Controls, Dynamics, Guidance @ Zeus NumerixAbhishek Jain
Above presentation (including animations) can be downloaded from www.zeusnumerix.com
The technical presentation on Dynamics and Controls is a collection of engineering software development projects in the area. The case studies reveal details of projects on development of fire control computer for artillery rockets, Proportional navigation or PN guidance for missiles, guidance kit of rockets and controllers for industrial equipment like inventory warehouse etc.
The PROuD project - Flying into the future with the PBN flight procedures PROuD Project
Collection of all the Consortium presentations at the Final Communication Event of the PROuD project, one of the SESAR JU Large Scale Demonstration Activity
Using Six Sigma to reduce ATF pipeline transfer lossesNeelesh Bhagwat
My team's six sigma green belt project where we addressed the high transfer losses during pumping of Jet Fuel from Refinery to Aviation Filling Station.
Controls, Dynamics, Guidance @ Zeus NumerixAbhishek Jain
Above presentation (including animations) can be downloaded from www.zeusnumerix.com
The technical presentation on Dynamics and Controls is a collection of engineering software development projects in the area. The case studies reveal details of projects on development of fire control computer for artillery rockets, Proportional navigation or PN guidance for missiles, guidance kit of rockets and controllers for industrial equipment like inventory warehouse etc.
Project Controls Expo, 18th Nov 2014 - "The 6 Key Elements for Improving Proj...Project Controls Expo
Do you know where your project or portfolio stands on cost, schedule and value? If you needed that information right now, would you be able to find it? The ability to answer these questions is a mark of project maturity and visibility. Project-based businesses need visibility in six key areas to proactively manage their business and avoid schedule surprises, enable predictability and better manage profit margins.
Highlights include -
• Six guidelines for improving project visibility
• Methods for gaining actionable insight during planning and statusing
• A framework to determine and improve project maturity
Project Controls Expo 18th Nov 2014 - "Productive Forecasting" By Mike YoungerProject Controls Expo
Everyday Project Controls people can spend most of their time looking at the past rather than the future; this presentation challenges this and asks should we not be looking forward more.
It shows ways Earned Value can be used to start to predict future performance by reviewing productivity against plan. This is a powerful tool which is applicable across all industries and all phases of projects and is easy to calculate based on data collected by us each month. This presentation challenges this and asks the question why are we not doing this so we can start to look forward and be more proactive in our control of projects?
The second part of this presentation looks at bulk material forecasting and challenges.
Project Controls Expo - 31st Oct 2012 - Producing a Quality Cost Estimate; Hi...Project Controls Expo
o What is an Estimate
o What to include in an Estimate
o The Estimating Process
o Types of Estimating
o Developing a Cost Estimating Tool/Model
o Data Collection
o Cost Engineering
o Risk
o Verification and Valida=on
Project Controls Expo, 13th Nov 2013 - "Forensic Schedule Analysis – How to F...Project Controls Expo
Structure
1. Introduction
2. Why Do Schedules Become Distorted?
3. Sources to Examine to Find the Truth
4. The Scenarios – 6 Examples of How Schedules Become Distorted
5. Variables to Review
6. Validation Protocols
7. Software Analysis and Metrics
8. Summary and Questions
Project Controls Expo, 18th Nov 2014 - "The Computer Age and Estimating – Don...Project Controls Expo
Over recent decades there has been very substantial development in project-related software covering the main elements of estimating/budgeting, planning/scheduling and progress measurement. Whilst this has many obvious advantages the need for the users of such software to be thoroughly grounded in the basic methodologies, as well understanding the specifics of the data bases and calculations carried out by the software, are considered to be essential to avoid possible misuse which could negatively affect the project outcome. Focussing on the estimating function, the applicable “fundamentals” are described in the context of a training course which has been designed to meet this need.
Project Controls Expo, 13th Nov 2013 - "Loading Cost and Activity data into P...Project Controls Expo
Two Acronyms - CPI:
The Planners CPI – that is Crap/Planning index – how long do you spend on typing, begging for informaCon, reformaDng the informaCon prior to input, checking that what you typed was what you thought you typed, as opposed to actually planning?
Project Controls Expo, 18th Nov 2014 - "Progress | Position | Prediction The ...Project Controls Expo
Show me a project that is in delay and I’ll show you a project that is losing money”. It is a fact of life that most major projects are completed later than originally planned and struggle to make the returns, especially for the contractor, that were envisaged. The key to completing projects on time is planning, monitoring progress, deterring the project position and forecasting the completion. This allows informed decision making about what changes need to be made to bring a project back onto schedule. Various established methods of measuring progress and project position are presented along with a straight-forward way of predicting project completion that allows those unfamiliar with Earned Value techniques to make decisions about the extent of change required to bring a project in on time.
Today more than ever, corporations are faced with a vast array of choices about where to invest to grow and prosper. There are also mounting pressures to perform and little room for errors when deciding on their portfolio’s investment mix. Poor project management can lead to huge financial losses and increased risk. Executives and senior managers are learning how effective project portfolio management is a key ingredient to building value while taming uncertainty, not to mention preserving their own reputation and tenure.
Project Controls Expo 13th Nov 2013 - "Integrating Risk and Earned Value Mana...Project Controls Expo
o The Background
o Risk Management – A summary
o Earned Value Management – A summary
o Overall EVM Process
o Integra9ng the two disciplines
o Reasons for NOT implemen9ng EVM and the counter argument
o PMB and Beyond
o Hints and Tips
o Summary
Project Controls Expo, 13th Nov 2013 - "EVM for the Rest of Us" By Javier Slo...Project Controls Expo
Agenda
o Earned Value Management Fears and Hopes
o Critical Success Factors to EVM
o Elements of EVM
o Transitioning from Compliance to Standard Business Prac?ce
o Recap and questions
Project Controls Expo - 31st Oct 2012 - Cost Modelling: Integrated Cost and S...Project Controls Expo
This presentation will discuss the Confidence Limits that are used to aid decision making in projects. It will also explore some of the options for combining schedule and cost models to give a project the best chance of success.
This Session
Why we need an enterprise system to control enterprise projects
Introducing the Microsoft solution Functional overview
Key principles for implementation
Project Controls Expo, 18th Nov 2014 - "Schedule Risk Analysis for Complex Pr...Project Controls Expo
Schedule Risk Analysis is used on a wide range of projects as an established technique for identifying the uncertainties that threaten (or enhance) project success. However, applying the technique effectively to produce valid results on large and complex projects poses more of a challenge. This presentation summarises an approach to conducting schedule risk modelling for complex, long-term engineering projects, avoiding common pitfalls, and ensuring that outputs can be used to actively influence the project’s outcome.
Project Controls Expo - 31st Oct 2012 - The Practical use of Earned Value for...Project Controls Expo
EVM - APM Guidelines Forward
Good decisions require good informa@on.
To deliver a complex project to @me and cost requires a proper understanding, at regular stages and at an appropriate level of detail, of the rela@onships between: work done, progress against plan, cost incurred against budget, cash spent and cost to come.
Combining this data leads to an understanding of the actual value of what has been achieved and prevents managers from being either too op@mis@c or unduly pessimis@c about the situa@on. It enables them to make appropriate judgements as to what correc@ve ac@ons need to be taken in good @me.
Project Controls Expo, 18th Nov 2014 - "The 6 Key Elements for Improving Proj...Project Controls Expo
Do you know where your project or portfolio stands on cost, schedule and value? If you needed that information right now, would you be able to find it? The ability to answer these questions is a mark of project maturity and visibility. Project-based businesses need visibility in six key areas to proactively manage their business and avoid schedule surprises, enable predictability and better manage profit margins.
Highlights include -
• Six guidelines for improving project visibility
• Methods for gaining actionable insight during planning and statusing
• A framework to determine and improve project maturity
Project Controls Expo 18th Nov 2014 - "Productive Forecasting" By Mike YoungerProject Controls Expo
Everyday Project Controls people can spend most of their time looking at the past rather than the future; this presentation challenges this and asks should we not be looking forward more.
It shows ways Earned Value can be used to start to predict future performance by reviewing productivity against plan. This is a powerful tool which is applicable across all industries and all phases of projects and is easy to calculate based on data collected by us each month. This presentation challenges this and asks the question why are we not doing this so we can start to look forward and be more proactive in our control of projects?
The second part of this presentation looks at bulk material forecasting and challenges.
Project Controls Expo - 31st Oct 2012 - Producing a Quality Cost Estimate; Hi...Project Controls Expo
o What is an Estimate
o What to include in an Estimate
o The Estimating Process
o Types of Estimating
o Developing a Cost Estimating Tool/Model
o Data Collection
o Cost Engineering
o Risk
o Verification and Valida=on
Project Controls Expo, 13th Nov 2013 - "Forensic Schedule Analysis – How to F...Project Controls Expo
Structure
1. Introduction
2. Why Do Schedules Become Distorted?
3. Sources to Examine to Find the Truth
4. The Scenarios – 6 Examples of How Schedules Become Distorted
5. Variables to Review
6. Validation Protocols
7. Software Analysis and Metrics
8. Summary and Questions
Project Controls Expo, 18th Nov 2014 - "The Computer Age and Estimating – Don...Project Controls Expo
Over recent decades there has been very substantial development in project-related software covering the main elements of estimating/budgeting, planning/scheduling and progress measurement. Whilst this has many obvious advantages the need for the users of such software to be thoroughly grounded in the basic methodologies, as well understanding the specifics of the data bases and calculations carried out by the software, are considered to be essential to avoid possible misuse which could negatively affect the project outcome. Focussing on the estimating function, the applicable “fundamentals” are described in the context of a training course which has been designed to meet this need.
Project Controls Expo, 13th Nov 2013 - "Loading Cost and Activity data into P...Project Controls Expo
Two Acronyms - CPI:
The Planners CPI – that is Crap/Planning index – how long do you spend on typing, begging for informaCon, reformaDng the informaCon prior to input, checking that what you typed was what you thought you typed, as opposed to actually planning?
Project Controls Expo, 18th Nov 2014 - "Progress | Position | Prediction The ...Project Controls Expo
Show me a project that is in delay and I’ll show you a project that is losing money”. It is a fact of life that most major projects are completed later than originally planned and struggle to make the returns, especially for the contractor, that were envisaged. The key to completing projects on time is planning, monitoring progress, deterring the project position and forecasting the completion. This allows informed decision making about what changes need to be made to bring a project back onto schedule. Various established methods of measuring progress and project position are presented along with a straight-forward way of predicting project completion that allows those unfamiliar with Earned Value techniques to make decisions about the extent of change required to bring a project in on time.
Today more than ever, corporations are faced with a vast array of choices about where to invest to grow and prosper. There are also mounting pressures to perform and little room for errors when deciding on their portfolio’s investment mix. Poor project management can lead to huge financial losses and increased risk. Executives and senior managers are learning how effective project portfolio management is a key ingredient to building value while taming uncertainty, not to mention preserving their own reputation and tenure.
Project Controls Expo 13th Nov 2013 - "Integrating Risk and Earned Value Mana...Project Controls Expo
o The Background
o Risk Management – A summary
o Earned Value Management – A summary
o Overall EVM Process
o Integra9ng the two disciplines
o Reasons for NOT implemen9ng EVM and the counter argument
o PMB and Beyond
o Hints and Tips
o Summary
Project Controls Expo, 13th Nov 2013 - "EVM for the Rest of Us" By Javier Slo...Project Controls Expo
Agenda
o Earned Value Management Fears and Hopes
o Critical Success Factors to EVM
o Elements of EVM
o Transitioning from Compliance to Standard Business Prac?ce
o Recap and questions
Project Controls Expo - 31st Oct 2012 - Cost Modelling: Integrated Cost and S...Project Controls Expo
This presentation will discuss the Confidence Limits that are used to aid decision making in projects. It will also explore some of the options for combining schedule and cost models to give a project the best chance of success.
This Session
Why we need an enterprise system to control enterprise projects
Introducing the Microsoft solution Functional overview
Key principles for implementation
Project Controls Expo, 18th Nov 2014 - "Schedule Risk Analysis for Complex Pr...Project Controls Expo
Schedule Risk Analysis is used on a wide range of projects as an established technique for identifying the uncertainties that threaten (or enhance) project success. However, applying the technique effectively to produce valid results on large and complex projects poses more of a challenge. This presentation summarises an approach to conducting schedule risk modelling for complex, long-term engineering projects, avoiding common pitfalls, and ensuring that outputs can be used to actively influence the project’s outcome.
Project Controls Expo - 31st Oct 2012 - The Practical use of Earned Value for...Project Controls Expo
EVM - APM Guidelines Forward
Good decisions require good informa@on.
To deliver a complex project to @me and cost requires a proper understanding, at regular stages and at an appropriate level of detail, of the rela@onships between: work done, progress against plan, cost incurred against budget, cash spent and cost to come.
Combining this data leads to an understanding of the actual value of what has been achieved and prevents managers from being either too op@mis@c or unduly pessimis@c about the situa@on. It enables them to make appropriate judgements as to what correc@ve ac@ons need to be taken in good @me.
ALOK TIWARI
Contact: +919685449288, +91758 – 2403566 /
E-Mail: aloktiwari81@gmail.com,alok_tiwari_81@yahoo.com
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Enclosure: 1) CV. 2) Profile presentation.
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A webinar featuring panelists from DCMA, LA Metro, GAO and Austal and how they are currently using Acumen Fuse® to ensure compliance with government and industry standards.
See the overview of the combined power of Flexcom Wave from Wood Group and ExceedenceFINANCE from Exceedence to quickly build, analyse and optimise wave energy devices & for Energy Yield, LCOE, (Levelised Cost) ROI and IRR. Kindly funded by SEAI and presented at EWTEC 2017 in Cork.
Swimming upstream: OPNFV Doctor project case studyOPNFV
Based on the lifecycle of the OPNFV Doctor project, this case study shows how operator requirements “on paper” have successfully been realized step-by-step and in close cooperation with upstream community projects into a mature fault management framework. A demo of the solution had been presented in a keynote at the last OpenStack Summit. The talk will describe how we have worked in the OPNFV Doctor project and will provide some lessons learned on this journey. With significant experience now of working OPNFV requirements upstream to OpenStack, we’ll share best practices for submitting contributions upstream, how to best communicate, and how to overcome the primary challenges.
A Best of Breed Approach to Accelerate Projects with High Reliability binozu
We discuss a harmonious mix of proven Best of Breed techniques from multiple leading methods—including Critical Chain, Agile, and Lean—integrated in an innovative way to boost performance by 2X or better with High Reliability. This approach provides leaders in project-centric organizations with a much higher-powered framework for unifying project teams and stakeholders at all levels, for enhancing the flow of productive work, and for aggregating risk for much higher portfolio reliability and for increasing the Return on Investment. Presented at PMI Pasadena Morning Meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2018
My presentation slides for a technical dinner presentation I delivered for the PMI\'s Arabian Gulf Chapter in Al-Khobar, KSA, on June 21, 2010.
Yousef Abugosh, PMP
National Grids Project Controls Journey – past, present and futureProject Controls Expo
National Grids Project Controls Journey – past, present and future By, Tim Fenemore - Head of Project Controls for National Grid, UK
Sanjay Lodhia - Head of Governance & Assurance for National Grid, UK
Tony Abiad - Head of Estimating & Cost for National Grid, UK
Balancing burdens of proof in dispute avoidance and resolution by "Ari Isaacs...Project Controls Expo
Balancing burdens of proof in dispute avoidance and resolution by "Ari Isaacs - Founder and CEO for ShapeDo, Israel" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Managing Changes on a Capital Programme by "Iain Cameron - Technical Director...Project Controls Expo
Managing Changes on a Capital Programme by "Iain Cameron - Technical Director for LogiKal Projects, UK" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Managing the risk of change by "Simon White - Risk Management Consultant for ...Project Controls Expo
Managing the risk of change by "Simon White - Risk Management Consultant for Trigo White Ltd, UK" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Economic Value Chains - costing the impact of risk by "Colin Sandall - Senior...Project Controls Expo
Economic Value Chains - costing the impact of risk by "Colin Sandall - Senior Consultant for QinetiQ, UK" & "Peter Tart - Senior Consultant for QinetiQ, UK at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
What makes a good plan, and how do you know you’ve got one? by "Paul Kidston ...Project Controls Expo
What makes a good plan, and how do you know you’ve got one? by "Paul Kidston - Director of Project Controls for Costain Group PLC, UK" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Next Generation Planning for Mega Projects by "Dr. Dan Patterson - CEO and Fo...Project Controls Expo
Next Generation Planning for Mega Projects by "Dr. Dan Patterson - CEO and Founder for Basis PM, Texas, USA" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Governance: An Enabler? by " Ian Beaumont - Delivery Partner Programme Direc...Project Controls Expo
Governance: An Enabler? by " Ian Beaumont - Delivery Partner Programme Director for WSP, UK" & "Danny Vaughan - Head of Metrolink for TfGM, UK" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Governance and the art of decision making on Crossrail by "Walter Macharg - H...Project Controls Expo
Governance and the art of decision making on Crossrail by "Walter Macharg - Head of Change Control and Cost Assurance for Crossrail, UK" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Adding Value through the Lower Thames Crossing project by "Iain Minns - Partn...Project Controls Expo
Adding Value through the Lower Thames Crossing project by "Iain Minns - Partner, UK Head of Programme & Project Controls for Arcadis, UK" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Governance and Assurance for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects b...Project Controls Expo
Governance and Assurance for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects by "Terri Harrington"- Sponsorship Director - Complex Infrastructure Programme (CIP) for Highways England, UK at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
A review of whether interdependency exists in effective Project Control Metho...Project Controls Expo
A review of whether interdependency exists in effective Project Control Methods and project performance by "Michael Halliday" Director for HKA, UK at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
A Source of Project Cost Integration by "David Hurren - Technical Director fo...Project Controls Expo
A Source of Project Cost Integration by "David Hurren - Technical Director for RPCuk, UK Marie Trembacki - Associate Director for Faithful+Gould, UK" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Programmatic Controls Approach to; Fast track Disaster Recovery by "Saurabh B...Project Controls Expo
Programmatic Controls Approach to; Fast track Disaster Recovery by "Saurabh Bhandari - Technical Principal - Project & Programme Controls for Mott MacDonald, UK" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
Enterprise Scheduling and Risk Management at Los Angeles Metro by "Julie Owen...Project Controls Expo
Enterprise Scheduling and Risk Management at Los Angeles Metro by "Julie Owen - DEO Program Management for LA Metro, Los Angeles" at Project Controls Expo 2017, Arsenal Stadium, London
0x01 - Newton's Third Law: Static vs. Dynamic AbusersOWASP Beja
f you offer a service on the web, odds are that someone will abuse it. Be it an API, a SaaS, a PaaS, or even a static website, someone somewhere will try to figure out a way to use it to their own needs. In this talk we'll compare measures that are effective against static attackers and how to battle a dynamic attacker who adapts to your counter-measures.
About the Speaker
===============
Diogo Sousa, Engineering Manager @ Canonical
An opinionated individual with an interest in cryptography and its intersection with secure software development.
This presentation by Morris Kleiner (University of Minnesota), was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
Sharpen existing tools or get a new toolbox? Contemporary cluster initiatives...Orkestra
UIIN Conference, Madrid, 27-29 May 2024
James Wilson, Orkestra and Deusto Business School
Emily Wise, Lund University
Madeline Smith, The Glasgow School of Art
Have you ever wondered how search works while visiting an e-commerce site, internal website, or searching through other types of online resources? Look no further than this informative session on the ways that taxonomies help end-users navigate the internet! Hear from taxonomists and other information professionals who have first-hand experience creating and working with taxonomies that aid in navigation, search, and discovery across a range of disciplines.
Acorn Recovery: Restore IT infra within minutesIP ServerOne
Introducing Acorn Recovery as a Service, a simple, fast, and secure managed disaster recovery (DRaaS) by IP ServerOne. A DR solution that helps restore your IT infra within minutes.
11. //// 3D-Schedule Analysis
Trend Analysis
q Horizontal ribbons
q Excellent for drill down
q Single project trending
q Not designed to visualize
trending between updates…
21. //// Risk Adviser™
Artificial Intelligence
q Assigning uncertainties is
inherently difficult
q Solved complexity with
uncertainty sliders
q Advice based on
• Schedule quality
• Historical performance
• Value of user defined field
21
22. ////
q Show risk dates
q Compare risk & deterministic
schedules
q Show hot spots
q Show true drivers vs
perceived risk
SmartGantt™
Intelligent Risk Reporting
November 29, 201322
24. //// Acumen 360™
Acceleration & Remediation
q Launched
• October 2011
q Focus
• Acceleration
• Decision Support
Build Schedule Basis
Acumen Fuse®
Project Diagnostics
Account for Risk &
Uncertainty
Acumen 360™
Project Optimization
Team Validation and Buy In
S1 //
Schedule Basis!
S2 //
Critiqued!
S3 //
Risk-Adjusted!
S4 //
Optimized!
S5 //
Team Approved!
25. //// Acumen 360™
q In the US, one in four Fuse users
q Schedule recovery
q Three modes
• Automatic: critical path
• Targeted: user criteria
• Interactive
o Real-time analysis
o Instant schedule changes
o Deceleration too!
26. //// Schedule Realism Advisor™
Automatic Schedule Calibration
q Fuse ensures structural integrity but
doesn’t address realism
q Realism Advisor takes into account
• Schedule quality
• Historical performance
• Metric e.g. cost overrun
• Field e.g. risk exposure
Duration realism Structural integrity Scope firmness
29. Technip Subsea Case Study
using Acumen
11-Sept-13
Presenters: Cesar Ramos & Pat Smith
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-13
30. Presenters
§ Cesar Ramos
§ Technip’s North American Subject Matter Expert for Planning/Scheduling &
Earned Value. He has a dual role as the Technip North American Onshore
Business Unit Leader. Has experience in Offshore & Subsea as well.
§ Pat Smith
§ Technip’s North American P6 Administrator. Also has a dual role as the
Technip North American Subsea Business Unit Leader. Has Onshore &
Offshore experience as well.
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-1330
31. Technip at a Glance
Technip is a world leader in project management, engineering
and construction for the energy industry.
From the deepest Subsea oil & gas developments to the largest
and most complex Offshore and Onshore infrastructures, our
38,000 people are constantly offering the best solutions and most
innovative technologies to meet the world’s energy challenges.
Present in 48 countries, Technip has state-of-the-art industrial
assets on all continents and operates a fleet of specialized
vessels for pipeline installation and subsea construction.
Technip shares are listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris exchange
and traded in the USA on the OTCQX marketplace (OTCQX:
TKPPY).
Quick Facts
§ Technip is active in three business segments: Subsea, Offshore and Onshore
§ 38,000 people in 48 countries
§ Industrial assets on five continents
§ A fleet of 28 vessels in operation and 8 more under construction
§ 2012 operating income from recurring activities: €821.7 million
§ 2012 revenues of more than €8.2 billion
§ Technip is listed on Euronext Paris (EURONEXT: FR0000131708)
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-1331
32. Technip & Acumen History
§ Technip started using Acumen Fuse in 2009.
§ Acumen was officially incorporated into Technip
North America’s Schedule Review Procedure in
2010.
§ Technip Schedule Review Procedure consists of
the following:
o Compliance with Technip standards of EPC schedule
development
o Compliance with PMBOK & AACE.
o Technip follows Acumen Metrics [250] which include; PMI,
AACE, DCMA, & others
§ Technip has acquired the full Acumen Suite
which has Acumen Risk.
§ After a Technip/Acumen presentation in a
conference in Brazil 2013, Technip Corporation
has acquired over 25+ Acumen Licenses
Globally.
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-1332
33. Technip Subsea EPCI
Schedule Analysis
Acumen Analysis on 11-Oct-12
Started at 4:15pm and lasting a total of
2hrs 20min
33 Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-13
34. Recognizing the Need for Analysis
A full Subsea EPCI contract was awarded. As the project progressed,
delays started occurring to the project which delayed Engineering
Deliverables & began to impact Offshore Mobilization Date & Critical
Equipment Delivery.
§ Engineering Delays required forensic analysis of all possible impacts to these delays.
§ Initial analysis provided belief that the client had impact to these delays.
§ Upon further research the evidence was clear.
§ In order to support a change order, to prove the impact, the business unit required
supporting details and analysis.
§ The initial attempt was to review the depletion of float, that was caused by the client.
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-1334
35. Analyzing with Acumen
Once the need was recognized, a small peer group to explore the
limitations of Acumen. Gathering all files, the business unit had to
compare all project files to see how we could prove this.
§ Acumen Phase Analyzer does not produce overlapping graphs over a timeline. This was
confirmed by Acumen.
§ Acumen recommendation was to export to Excel for further graph modifications
§ The planner had saved all monthly updates as baselines. So as it was suggested that we
take every baseline and compare as snapshots.
§ With this we were able to emulate the graph functions out of Acumen as a timeline.
§ See example below Float Ribbon Analyzer [count per time]
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-1335
36. Implementing the Concept of Analysis
Each snapshot represented an updated cycle.
§ In order to emulate this function we had to do the following:
§ Imported 14 XER files to Acumen, one for each month
§ XER name is then the time stamp
§ Then produced a comparison of multi files named as months.
§ Acumen gives a timescaled graph
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-1336
37. Critical Float [count of activities]
Our immediate place to compare was the Float depletion & behavior.
§ As you can see in the example, there was a substantial jump in critical float count.
§ Gave cause for further investigation
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-1337
38. 0 to 20 Days Float
[count of activities]
Acumen Technip SS Case Studies - 11-Sept-1338
Our next place to compare was further Float depletion & behavior.
§ 0 to 20 Days Float [count of activities] pulled up anomalies.
39. Ribbon & Trace Logic
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Ribbon & Trace Logic allowed us to dissect indicators.
§ Tracing the peak critical, then started looking at the IFC drawings.
40. Trace Logic Backwards Analysis
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Trace Logic allowed us to dissect indicators.
§ Here is where the indicator of Client Review cycles extended beyond contractual agreements.
41. Trace Logic Export to Excel
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Trace Logic export to Excel allows for further analysis.
§ Using Excel with combinations of Filters, Sorts, & Conditional Formatting allows us to find exact details.
42. TECHNIP SUBSEA EPCI
EARNED VALUE WORK
ANALYSIS
Phase II of Analysis
Utilizing the graphical impacts in
Acumen we were able to begin
researching detail impacts.
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43. Earned Value Work
Schedule Variance [EV-PV]
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Schedule Variance provides a comparison of “where we planned to be” vs “where we really are”.
§ Schedule Variance is using P6 values and is calculated as Earned minus Planned.
§ This variance shows a disparity of slipping on planned dates and is used to calculate a recovery index.
44. Earned Value Work
Estimate at Complete [EAC]
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Estimate at Completion provides necessary forecasting.
§ Estimate at Completion has 5 different calculations. However the most common is using the “Remaining
to Earn + Actual Costs”. Acumen brings in the P6 calculation of EAC.
§ Since the project is still in progression and has almost halfway remaining to complete, it is important to use
current performance to provide a valid means of forecasting.
§ This EAC can be used to forecast cost impacts where engineering delays, manufacturer delays due to
held up specs & data sheets as well as the impact of delaying the Pipe Lay Vessel and what that equates to
dollars.
45. Conclusion
As the results of the Float Analysis, Trace Logic Analysis, & Earned
Value Work, we were able to determine a cost impact to these delays.
These cost impacts to support the change order was submitted up to
contracts management for approval & submit to the client.
The analysis proven to be extremely useful & favorable.
The results still pending & confidential.
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