Establishing a Modern, Enterprise-Grade Capital Programs Function
ScottMadden has helped utilities and energy clients establish enterprise project management office organizations with robust capital program management capabilities able to oversee and manage entire project portfolios.
At a Glance
Established a standardized approach to project selection through project portfolio management utility frameworks that ensured alignment with organizational strategy
Improved compliance and audit finding resolution through enhanced capital program management oversight
Created centralized web-based reporting and analytics to enable transparency into automated reports shared with federal grant agencies
Challenge
A vertically-integrated public power entity was seeking to strengthen its capital program management capabilities and improve its strategic enterprise project portfolio management. The objective was to establish a modern enterprise project management office as a Capital Programs organization, develop governance, policies, and procedures for project portfolio management and utility operations, and deploy a system to manage and oversee all projects.
Process
- Developed the governance, policies, and procedures for enterprise project portfolio management
- Designed and implemented the enterprise project management office organization structure, scope, and accountabilities
- Designed and developed the estimating and cost controlling systems and standardized templates
- Configured and deployed Microsoft Project Online as the enterprise project portfolio management utility solution with workflows and approvals tied to the project lifecycle
- Developed and deployed automations to capture regular project status updates from the project managers
- Developed and deployed project reporting and analytics in Microsoft Power BI to provide actionable insight and support management oversight of the project portfolio
- Developed and executed change management and training for capital program management staff, including project managers and project controls personnel
Result
- A standardized approach to project selection, leading to better business outcomes aligned with the strategy through improved capital program management
- Enhanced oversight leading to improved compliance and the resolution of multiple audit findings
- Centralized management of projects across the enterprise with visibility via web-based reporting and analytics
- Facilitated automated report generation for federal grant agencies on a multi-billion-dollar capital program
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