Major Projects PA/RT
Goal:
Review and revise the major project delivery process to adapt to the Work Control System (WCS) and improve the process
Sponsor:
Ford Stryker
Members:
- Dick Tennent, Leader
- Dot Green, Facilitator
- Ai Adams
- Dennis Craig
- Larry Frazier
- Jerry Fulare
- Kevin Hirlinger
- Mike Kelleher
- Kathy Lathbury
- Lou Plank
- John Zeiders
- Mike Burke, on call
- Marianne Kuhns, on call
- Bob Myrick, on call
- Dave Zenghut, on call
Background:
Major projects are larger than $25,000 but do not include capital (B.O.T.) or DGS projects
Objectives:
- Improve the efficiency of the major project delivery system
- Reduce the turnaround time for major projects -- both design and construction
- Reduce the variation between estimated costs for major projects and actual costs
- Improve customer survey responses
Constraints:
- Operate within the established staffing and budget allocations
- Work within the WCS flowchart for Major Project System
- Changes to be approved by the sponsor
- Complete work within the established schedule
Coordination:
- Must work with the other WCS PA/RTs for coordination of the entire WCS process
- Work with ITS changes to the information systems PA/RT, Major Project, Charter
Resources:
- Internal and external customers
- WCS PA/RTs
Key Performance Measures:
- Design backlog (major projects)
- Construction backlog (major projects)
- Turnaround time for designs (major projects)
- Turnaround time for construction (major projects)
- % variation between major project estimates and actual costs
- % of designs (major projects) completed on time
- % of major construction projects completed on time
- Post major project customer surveys
Review Milestones:
- Team training -- 10/99
- Team meeting -- every other week
- Charter approval -- 11/99
- Review existing Flowchart -- 1/00
- Evaluate CMMS -- 2/00
- Set Key Performance Measures -- 2/00
- Develop data elements -- 3/00
- Develop glossary -- 4/00
- Create plan for tech service/customer involvement -- 5/00
- Set Key Performance Measures -- 6/00
- Micro new macro Flowchart -- 11/00
- Implementation plan start -- 12/00
- Implementation plan complete -- 8/01