Case Study

Scheduling and project manager

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For nationally significant infrastructure project

An Atreus Interim Manager is supporting a major project for the construction of a high-voltage direct current transmission line, including the implementation of a new IT system, the more efficient organization of planning and responsibilities and the coordination of the revised project plan.

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Company details

Major initiative involving the planning and implementation of a high-voltage direct current transmission line route

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Situation and challenge

Planning commenced under the oversight of a central service provider
No direct access to raw data or insight into ongoing planning
Coordination with the service provider proves difficult; planning quality and processes are suboptimal
Current planning manager transitions to a different role

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Objective and tasks

Interim assumption of responsibility for scheduling at one of the partners
Assessing planning quality, processes, and IT infrastructure of the planning system
Achieving significant enhancements in planning quality and reliability

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Measures and procedures

Analysis and creation of a catalog of measures and a roadmap
Employing an external task force to address the identified topics
Processing topics with an expert team and transitioning system hosting to professional service providers
Restructuring planning and defining standard processes
Generating missing documentation and reorganizing/expanding the planning team

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Results and achievements

Returning responsibility to the new team leader and establishing the “Quality & Overall Scheduling” role
Establishing a professional IT system
Restructuring planning, processes, and responsibilities
Preparing and approving all documentation, filing in documentation management
Organizing and agreeing on the revised project baseline, with support for baseline agreement

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