2. Monitor
Since 1987 Monitor has provided software, training and consultancy for high performance Project
Cost Management in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Monitor helps clients deliver their projects on time, on budget and on quality. We do this by
seamlessly linking project data to enterprise data.
Clients ranging from large multinationals to local outsourcing partners.
In order to maintain and develop its international success Monitor has developed a culture of
change. For Monitor managers, this means remaining open to diversity, to different approaches
to solving similar problems and to continuous change.
5. History of Innovation
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6. What is mpower?
mpower encompasses many aspects of your business providing an integrated solution for cost
control, productivity management and earned value.
With mpower you can:
- manage portfolios of projects
- manage individual projects
- schedule
- cost
- time-write
- bill
- procure
- estimate
- control
- manage HR
mpower lets you see how your business is really performing.
7. What Type of Projects?
mpower is designed to manage all types of Field Development, Engineering and Construction
projects including:
- Major Capital Projects
- Turnaround Projects
- Operations and Maintenance Projects
mpower enables you to apply best practice project management across all of your projects.
8. The Benefits
Complete control - mpower gives the user total visibility over all aspects of their business.
Lower costs - information is current, accurate and relevant.
Eliminates double entry - reduces errors, data need only be entered once.
Gathers information - you no longer have isolated pockets of knowledge as you readily collect
information for all areas of the business.
Shared platform - the same data and the same information can be seen or gathered by anyone,
anywhere in the world due to mpower being web based.
9. The Results
Monitor understands that if data is worth gathering then it is worth using.
From a small procurement cost to a large manpower deployment, the data is captured, analysed
and contributes to give you the overall project picture.
Real time data capture allows the system to not only tell you what happened, but also tell you
what is currently happening and, most importantly, what will happen in the future.
mpower allows you to plan and forecast based on the most accurate information available.
10. mpower Functions
Programme
Valuation Portfolio Management
Control Management
Cost
Control
HR Management
Scheduling
Procurement
Engineering
Time & Expense
Management
12. mpower Functions
Project
Internal Budgets
and External
Cost
Management
Budget
Profiling
Cost
Cost Control
Forecasting
Actual Costs
Commitments
Valuation And Accruals
Data
Gathering
13. mpower Functions
Work
Planning
Earned Value
Management
and Reporting
Activity
Scheduling
Scheduling
Schedule
Forecasting
Relationships
Resources
and constraints
Activity
Progressing
14. mpower Functions
Work
Norms
Material
Take-Offs
Design
CTRs
Engineering
Cost
Estimating
Job Cards
Man-Hour
Estimating
15. mpower Functions
Time
Project, Recording
Activity,
Job
Time Booking
Daily, Weekly,
Monthly
Time Sheets
Time & Expense
Job Labour Management
Control
Expense
Management
Team
Allocations
16. mpower Functions
Purchase
Order
Sub-Contract Control
Management
Purchase
Invoice
Control
Material Procurement
Commitments,
Accruals and
Actuals
Material
Allocation
Material
Scheduling
17. mpower Functions
Resource
Assignments
Appraisal
Management
Team
Assignments
HR Management
Training
Records
Skills
Tracking
Qualifications
Management
18. mpower Functions
Contractor
Statements
Cost
Forecasting
Change
Management
Valuation
Cost Control
Reporting
Actual Costs,
Commitments
Charge And Accruals
Rates
20. Terminology
A Programme represents a series Programme
of projects of similar type which
you need to manage and control.
Almost all Programmes are
unique in terms of their
structure and their deliverables.
Programmes vary in size,
complexity and timescale.
21. Terminology
Programmes are broken down into Programme
distinct Projects .
For example, an operator may have
a variety of projects to monitor and
Project
control at any given time for
example:
P1 – New LNG Facility
P2 – Pipelines Upgrade
P3 – Sub Sea Template Installation
P4 – Mooring Points Replacement
22. Terminology
Phases represent the second level Programme
in the progressive breakdown of
the work scope associated with
each Project.
Project
Phases often represent the
typical life cycle components of
the Project from the Study Phase
through to the Commissioning
Phase
Phase.
Some companies call these the
level ‘2’ activities as collectively
they form the master schedule
for the project.
23. Terminology
Programme
Activities represent the third level
in the progressive breakdown of
the work scope associated with
each Phase.
Project
Work execution schedules (plans)
for the work are established at
the Activity level.
Phase
The work scope associated with
each Activity should be
Activity
sufficiently detailed to allow
adequate monitoring and control.
24. Engineering Terminology
Work Packs represent a
collection of Engineering
CTRs (Cost Time and
Resource) that define a
scope of work.
Work Pack
25. Engineering Terminology
Engineering CTRs are created
detailing all of the work required.
Man-hour and material estimates
are built up using the company
work norms. Activity
Deliverables are defined for the
CTRs.
Work Pack
Once completed they are
transferred to Planning Activities
for scheduling and execution.
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