30 Jan 2020
Oracle Primavera Cloud – Wrap-up after 3 years of use
Integrated Project Controls System at SPG Dry Cooling
SPG Dry Cooling is a global leader in air-cooled condensers and coolers. They needed a project controls tool to help improve execution. Together with Proove, they selected and implemented Oracle Primavera Cloud and within six months had sped execution time by 4-6 weeks.
Starting on the right foot
SPG Dry Cooling were looking for a project controls system. When they contacted Proove as Primavera P6 dealer, we were able to convince them to first perform an organizational benchmark to analyze their needs. We know that selecting the right tool is not an easy choice and involving all major stakeholders in the decision process pays off.
The benchmark resulted in varied recommendations to improve project controls in their organization, including the implementation of an integrated project controls system. SPG Dry Cooling followed our reasoning to opt for Oracle Primavera Cloud. A courageous decision by VP Operations Dimitri de Suray and CEO Andreas Coumnas as Oracle Primavera Cloud was at that time a newly introduced software solution with a lot of promise, but no real references or experience from our side. Going for ‘the future’ needed some vision and guts.
The implementation
We started the implementation with a blueprint phase where the business processes were in detail compared to the capabilities of the tool. Gaps were discovered and solutions or workarounds provided. It should be said that Oracle Primavera Cloud was at that time not yet the mature solution that it is today. The implementation required a lot of ingenuity by our consultants to make it a success.
The result
Oracle Primavera Cloud today is the central project controls system at SPG Dry Cooling. All their projects are managed within this system. It offers scope management, project cost controls, scheduling, risk management and lean task management. We have developed interfaces with their document management system (for engineering progress) and with their ERP system (for actuals).
The central database also allows for powerful reporting and dashboarding. Having a real-time oversight of how all projects are performing on physical progress, time, budget, resources and risk in one central place, is a dream of many senior executives. A dream that we could help making reality at SPG Dry Cooling.
