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2. Recent Trends in Project Controls
Survey Results
PROJECT CHALLENGE
11TH October 2016

3. Performance Measurement
Project controls are the data gathering, management and analytical processes used to predict, understand and constructively influence the time and cost outcomes of a project or program; through the communication of information in formats that assist effective management and decision making.
Scope Control
Schedule Management
Cost Management
Risk Control
Performance Measurement
Performance
Management
Change Management
Quality Management

4. Welcome – and purpose of this session
Explain why we did the survey
Review the results and our interpretation
Discussion on implications
Are we drawing reliable conclusions?
What should we be doing to influence the agenda?

5. Limited published quantitative evidence to support this assertion
Why we did the survey?
We know from experience that strength in project controls affects project outcomes
Limited published quantitative evidence to support this assertion
Clients struggling with investment case:
ROI
Confidence
We wanted to get a rounded view on:
Current status of project controls in organisations
Perceived relationship between strength in project controls and outcomes
Working in a business which helps organisations with their project control solutions we already know the value which is brought by a great management solution
However, we are often working with clients who are challenged to support the business case for investing in the capability
The KEY thing though is to understand whether there is at least a perceived relationships between standards or control systems for projects and the OUTCOMES which are experienced.

6. Survey of opinion rather than fact 347 respondents to date
About the survey
Link sent to our contact groups – therefore biased towards UK / APAC and Infrastructure / Transport / Energy / Construction
Survey of opinion rather than fact
347 respondents to date
Questions relating to:
Overall status of project controls
Recent experience of project outcomes
Specific status / trends in People / Process / Systems
Information imported into analytics tool for segmented analysis
NOT going to claim that this is STATISTICALLY a perfect sample - it isn’t
It is though a fair cross section of people involve in our contact groups
The results should therefore be regarded as indicative rather than conclusive – but I do believe they add a lot of colour to our understanding of the current situation

7. Respondents
Sample is heavily weighted to our home markets in UK and APAC regions
And heavily weighted towards infrastructure clients

8. Importance of project controls
How does your organisation currently rate the importance of Project Controls in the management of projects and portfolios?
Strong consensus view that it is regarded as important:
89% respondents saying their organisations regard it as at least important
60% of organisations saying it is very important or critical

9. Effectiveness of project controls
How effective are Project Controls in delivering strong and predictable outcomes in your organisation’s projects?
85% regard project controls as at least ‘generally effective
However, 56% identify that there are gaps or that controls are weak or ineffective.

10. Effectiveness by region

11. Effectiveness by sector

12. We asked respondents to rate outcomes from recent projects………….

13. And so…….what is the relationship between the two……..

14. PEOPLE

15. Skill levels…..

16. What about data usage
Respondents reporting successful projects much more likely to be reporting good use of data
However, this is still less than half of the relevant category – so data usage appears to be weak

17. PROCESS

18. Overall process status

19. Process effectiveness…….
Significant difference in ratings overall between categories
Respondents reporting unsuccessful outcomes also reporting lower scores for risk management / performance measurement / management
Respondents reporting successful outcomes reporting stronger scores for Schedule / Performance measurement and Gateway approval

20. Process scores of 8 and above

21. Process integration generally low

22. But strong integration seems to be linked with better outcomes

23. SYSTEMS

24. Schedule control – P6 dominates

25. Cost and Risks Management appear to be mainly based on Excel

26. Integration…..overall integration remains quite rare

27. But links well to successful outcomes…..

28. BIM is emerging but links to project controls currently low….

29. CONCLUSIONS

30. So what do we conclude………
Project controls is regarded as an important discipline – capability is improving steadily
Based on the views of respondents, organisations with stronger project controls tend to achieve better outcomes
A significant gap between required and actual skills remains
Strengths in Schedule, Performance Management, and Gateway management are strongly associated with project success
Weakness in Risk and Performance Management are associated strongly with project failure
With the exception of P6 which dominates for schedule management, controls remain very dependent on the use of Excel
Systems and Process Integration is reported as weak in most cases
BIM capability is emerging but is not generally associated with project controls

31. Look at their current capability status in controls
Organisations with high dependence on project outcomes may wish to………..
Look at their current capability status in controls
Pay particular attention to effectiveness in Risk / Performance Management and Gateway Management
Consider integration opportunities for both systems and processes
Consider building a business case for increased capability based on outcome improvement

32. How?
Project Control Maturity Assessment

33. Questions?