Coreworx Interface Management

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1 Coreworx Interface Management Interface Management: Your Secret Weapon for Risk Mitigation Kelly Maloney Product Manager, Coreworx December 7, 2010

2 Today s Agenda Coreworx Overview Interface Management - Defined Coreworx Interface Management Solution Overview Product Demonstration Q&A

3 About Coreworx Project Information & Cost Control Software for Major Capital Projects Husky Energy

4 4 Interface Management "The interface is created when people, organization, or systems must meet in support of one another. The interface is the contact point between relatively autonomous organizations which are nevertheless interdependent and interacting as they seek to cooperate to achieve some larger system objective. Daniel A. Wren Source: The Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Mar., 1967), pp

5 Challenges Projects have evolved to be ever larger and more complex. Multi-billion dollar in cost Multi-year duration Project Team often globally dispersed Mega projects include several major contractors, each with distinct contracting strategies More documents and information to share Mega projects have complicated communication matrices between functional areas, contractors, business, local government, etc Logistics and regulatory requirements

6 Industry Problems A properly implemented Interface Management solution will reduce: Rework Get it done right the first time! Change Notices Early identification and resolution of contractual disconnects Scope not clearly defined Lack of clear accountability on activities between contractors Ambiguity Cost Schedule delays, overhead

7 Interface Management Industry Key Findings Independent Project Analysis, Inc. (IPA) reports 14 of the industry s largest projects have experienced 46% cost growth over project sanction. In offshore projects, interface issues have long been identified as accounting for up to 20% of total installed cost.(1) Inter-Project Interfaces Technical Physical Logistical Commercial Organizational EPC 1 Independent Projects EPC 5 Multi- Operator Scenario EPC 2 Extra-Project Interfaces Local infrastructure systems Local and national approvals EPC 4 EPC 3 Intra-Project Interfaces Tie-ins Interfaces in a $5 billion Oil & Gas Expansion Project 1. Interface Management: A critical area for improving on-time, on-budget deliver, Uri Nooteboom, 2. Interface Management in Complex Projects, Richard Collins,

8 Coreworx Interface Management Facilitates planning, identification, assessment, monitoring, control and close-out of all interfaces that affect an operator or Contractor Is proven in large, complex, modular-based construction projects Provides an integral part of the project s information control strategy Integrates interface data with collaborative multi-party environment Maintains confidentiality between parties Offers real-time visibility Industry Best Practices Fluor IMpart Coreworx Interface Management

9 Key Benefits Mitigate Interface Related Risk Reduced complexity in providing the entire project team access to interface information Identify and document project interfaces during front end planning and manage through to close-out Reduce cost overruns with well defined scopes of work related to interfaces Increased awareness and coordination between contractors, projects and existing facilities Real-time Visibility and Oversight Offers real-time visibility to interface issues in support of a deadline driven project environment Monitor and control interfaces in real-time Eliminate ambiguity on roles and responsibilities related to interfaces Improve Project Execution Achieve timely communication, coordination and cooperation - empower your interface management professionals with workflow-driven, collaborative tools Reduce uncertainties Adapt lessons learned and acquire best practice work process to manage interfaces

10 Coreworx Interface Management Solution Overview

11 Coreworx Interface Management Package/Contract Interface Point #1 Interface Point #2 Interface Agreement Interface Agreement Interface Agreement Interface Agreement Action Items

12 Key eforms Interface Point Document and describe an interface IP Type Selection Identify Packages Identify Contractors File Attachments Interface Agreement Document and track the exchange of information and deliverables between contractors related to an interface File Attachments Action Item Create a task between two users Defines the Participants involved Required information Need date Finish date File Attachments Change Request Request a change to an existing interface agreement Change Register File Attachments

13 Interface Agreement Workflow Participants Requesting Party IM or TC Responding Party IM or TC Workflow Steps Create Review (multiple) Respond Sign (both parties) Archive to project DMS Monitor & Control Change Request Out-of-office business rules Close-out at project handover

14 Interface Agreement - Simplified

15 Reporting / Project Intelligence Schedule Control of Interface Agreements 2-week Look-ahead Overdue Interfaces Verifying Scope of Interface Agreements New Interfaces Recently Closed Interfaces Quality Control Action item/interface statistics Action item/interface summary

16 Interface Manager s Dashboard

17 Coreworx Interface Management Interface Manager Monitor status Early Warning Interface Agreement Status Review and approve new request Search for and locate Interface Agreement Interdependency Schedule

18 Contact Information Sales Paul Tompkins Business Manager Coreworx Tel: (403) Joe Gelata Marketing Manager Coreworx Tel: (519) Today s Presenter Kelly Maloney Product Manager, Coreworx Tel: (519) kmaloney@coreworx.com