Calgary, Alberta Canada

Project Services

SD Murphy Consulting customizes its Project Services to respond to changing circumstances throughout the life of a project. Potential clients include project owners, contractors, corporate development groups, project execution teams, and project managers. Our services include:

  • Selecting the right project system for your venture
  • Developing a sound execution plan, incorporating Management of Change processes
  • Developing a balanced scorecard with challenging, yet realistic goals to ensure achievement
  • Using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), benchmarking, and best practices for safety, quality, and cost throughout the life of the project
  • Effectively implementing lessons learned from previous projects while they are still relevant
  • Following up to ensure lessons learned are reflected in work processes

    Planning Processes for Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
    - Ensuring investment decisions are made with the best available technical and financial information based on a thorough review of project concepts
    - Implementing appropriate value improvement practices

    Project Reviews/Audits
    - Reviewing processes conducted at key milestones throughout the life of a project with plans to implement corrective actions 
    - Organizing and leading effective Independent Project Reviews

    Contract Planning
    - Contractor selection and evaluation support
    - Contracting strategies and work breakdown structures
    - Incentive programs, risk and reward formulas

    Project risk analysis and mitigation actions
    - Implementing appropriate risk analysis tools
    - Establishing real-time trend and change control processes to identify threats and emerging issues
    - Implementing course corrections that comply with project directives

    Project Organization, Resourcing, and Effectiveness
    - Structure and support of project management and owner leadership forums
    - Staffing strategies including selection, motivation, retention, and demobilization
    - Project work-culture implementation that focuses on project success (shared norms, project behaviours,)
    - Clearly defining individual accountabilities to focus efforts and eliminate redundancies across groups
    - Providing Project Management training with practical advice
    - Using groups to leverage participants' knowledge and experience

    Joint Interest and Project Agreements
    - Structuring agreements to avoid predictable problems
    - Supporting key committees to ensure cooperation and alignment (e.g., Management, Technical)

     

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