Oxygen’s Project Systems Implementation Helps Improve Transfield Services’ Capital Works Delivery
“Oxygen’s experience in capital works project management substantiate that our processes were sound and appropriate to the market.”
Stuart Miles, Project Services Manager, Transfield Services Limited
“The whole Oxygen experience over the last six months has been exceptional. They delivered on time and within budget and we are very happy with the product.”
Stuart Miles, Project Services Manager, Transfield Services Limited
Challenge
- Define a blueprint of project management policies and procedures that would provide all of Transfield Services’ business units with a robust means of managing their capital works projects
- Help select appropriate third party software to enable extended functionality of SAP Project Systems software and deliver a new capital works solution with core budgeting, forecasting and variation functionality
- Pilot the new SAP Project Systems capital works template at two Transfield Services sites in order to track costs, improve planning procedures and improve forecasting and contract variation control
Solution
- Define strategy and key business capability required from the project systems software
- Future-proofed the appropriateness of all business processes governing the project
systems software implementation by working in close consultation with Transfield Services personnel and using its own deep capital works sector experience - Help select and partner with US-based Dassian, a specialist in capital project software for SAP. Customise Dassian solution to provide for necessary variation management controls and integrate project systems solution with Transfield Services’ core SAP R3 software
- Roll-out solution at two pilot sites with standard functionality including Budgeting, Cost and Revenue Planning, Forecasting, Project Billing, Results Analysis, Variation Management and Project Management reporting
- Create roadmap for future improvement to project systems solution including earn-value analysis and sub-contractor manager functionality
Return on Investment
- Improved control of the budgeting, forecasting and planning process
- Flexibility to manage contract variations during the project lifecycle
- Increased confidence in the credibility of the data
Downloads
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Customer Profile
Transfield Services
Business Profile: Transfield Services is a leading international provider of operations, maintenance, asset management and project management services.
It operates in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, South East Asia, India and Canada across diverse industries, including mining and process, hydrocarbons, roads, rail and public transport, water, power, telecommunications, facilities management and defence.
General: Clients of Transfield Services include major national and international companies, as well as all levels of government. Transfield Services has long been considered a pioneer in the provision of operations and maintenance services.
Its experience and expertise has resulted in a company that is structured to meet the specific needs of clients effectively and innovatively. A proactive partnership approach to business means it is able to make a real difference for its clients.
