Small Scale Projects Planning Best Practices in the Oil and Gas Sector

Abstract

The intent of this paper is to share the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) that is addressing the small-scale project performance issues, focusing on project schedule and milestone deliverable completion delays. Moreover, investigative data analysis was performed for similar previously completed industrial projects, revealing delay causes and different aspects of project performance issues, including scope creep, quality, stakeholder's management and communication gaps. Finally, the corrective action plan is put in place to ensure continuous project performance improvement, by closing all gaps throughout project life cycle phases. The methodology developed in this paper takes into consideration the various types and nature of small industrial projects with budget ranges from $20,000 to $4,000,000, and a two-year execution time frame. The methodology involved data gathering from 36 previously completed projects, as well as interviews with key stakeholders. Moreover, it included Ishikawa "Fishbone" diagram and a gap analysis model to deep dive into the root causes and gap analysis. Finally, a road map addressing the required recommendations was formulated to ensure excellence in project management execution. Disclaimer: The content of this article represents the author's point of view not the company.

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“…The Ishikawa diagram is a problem analysis model that allows delving deeply into the underlying causes and their implications in the context of the object under investigation. It is also referred to as a cause-and-effect diagram or fishbone diagram [25]. It is one of the instruments for analyzing an object's structure and evaluating it.…”