Award Category
Outstanding Megaproject Project Controls
What the Judges are looking for
Evaluator team are interested in the narratives underlying these massive projects. The project's problems, as well as its outputs and outcomes (including projects, programs, or portfolios), and how effective project controls mitigated these challenges are given more weight in the judging criteria, which also acknowledges the critical role that the project controls play in ensuring success.
Project Controls is a process that encompasses the resources, procedures, and tools for the planning, monitoring, and controlling of all phases of the capital project lifecycle. This includes estimating, cost and schedule management, risk management, change management, earned value progressing, and forecasting.
This section provides the project background.
· Provide project information
· Project Name:
· Project Location:
· What was the original budget?
· What was the final approved budget?
· What was the actual budget?
· What was the start date?
· What was the original completion date?
· What was the final approved completion date?
· What was actual completion date?
· Provide a brief overview of the organization and the project.
· Describe how the project controls contributed to the organizational strategy.
· Provide project information
· Project Name:
· Project Location:
· What was the original budget?
· What was the final approved budget?
· What was the actual budget?
· What was the start date?
· What was the original completion date?
· What was the final approved completion date?
· What was actual completion date?
· Provide a brief overview of the organization and the project.
· Describe how the project controls contributed to the organizational strategy.
Show that the benefits/value of your project were realized by answering the following:
· Identify the benefits/value of the project controls for the organization(s).
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to verify if the project benefits were achieved or not.
· Describe what benefits-related complexities had to be overcome using project controls.
· Identify the benefits/value of the project controls for the organization(s).
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to verify if the project benefits were achieved or not.
· Describe what benefits-related complexities had to be overcome using project controls.
Show that the project controls leadership of the project was effective by answering the following:
· Describe what project controls practices were used and how they were used.
· Describe how effective the project controls contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe the project controls benefits and confirm they were realized up to customer satisfaction.
· Describe and list the top three reasons why you believe this project is a worthy candidate for this award.
· Describe how the project controls aligns with your company strategy of effective project controls.
· Describe what project controls practices were used and how they were used.
· Describe how effective the project controls contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe the project controls benefits and confirm they were realized up to customer satisfaction.
· Describe and list the top three reasons why you believe this project is a worthy candidate for this award.
· Describe how the project controls aligns with your company strategy of effective project controls.
Show that stakeholder expectations and communications were effectively managed by answering the following:
· Identify the key stakeholders and why they were key to your project.
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to manage stakeholder expectations and communications.
· Describe how effective project controls contributed to stakeholder’s satisfaction
· Describe what stakeholder-related complexities had to be overcome using project controls
· Identify the key stakeholders and why they were key to your project.
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to manage stakeholder expectations and communications.
· Describe how effective project controls contributed to stakeholder’s satisfaction
· Describe what stakeholder-related complexities had to be overcome using project controls
Show that the project schedule was effectively developed and managed by answering the following:
· Describe what project control processes/tools were used to develop and manage the schedule.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to effectively manage the schedule’s critical path.
· Describe how effective management of schedule contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe what schedule-related complexities had to be overcome.
· Describe what project control processes/tools were used to develop and manage the schedule.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to effectively manage the schedule’s critical path.
· Describe how effective management of schedule contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe what schedule-related complexities had to be overcome.
Show that the project cost was effectively developed and managed by answering the following:
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to determine the project cost.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to effectively manage the project costs.
· Describe how effective management of cost contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe what cost-related complexities had to be overcome.
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to determine the project cost.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to effectively manage the project costs.
· Describe how effective management of cost contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe what cost-related complexities had to be overcome.
Show that the project scope was effectively developed and managed by answering the following:
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to document the project scope.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to manage the scope.
· Describe how effective project controls contributed to the project’s proper scope definition.
· Describe what scope-related complexities had to be overcome.
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to document the project scope.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to manage the scope.
· Describe how effective project controls contributed to the project’s proper scope definition.
· Describe what scope-related complexities had to be overcome.
Show that risks were effectively managed during the project by answering the following:
· Identify the key risks and explain why they were key to your project.
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to document risks.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to manage risk.
· Describe how effective project controls were used to manage risks and how it contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe what risk-related complexities had to be overcome.
· Identify the key risks and explain why they were key to your project.
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to document risks.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to manage risk.
· Describe how effective project controls were used to manage risks and how it contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe what risk-related complexities had to be overcome.
Show that proposed changes to project scope, cost, and schedule were effectively managed by answering the following:
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to document and approve changes.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to manage change.
· Describe how effective project controls were used to manage change and how it contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe what change-related complexities had to be overcome.
· Identify the key changes during your project and why they were key to your project.
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to document and approve changes.
· Describe how these processes/tools were used to manage change.
· Describe how effective project controls were used to manage change and how it contributed to the project’s success.
· Describe what change-related complexities had to be overcome.
· Identify the key changes during your project and why they were key to your project.
Show that lessons learned from previous projects (if any) and from the submitted project were effectively integrated into the project and/or organization by answering the following:
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to capture lessons learned.
· Describe how the lessons learned were integrated into the project.
· Describe how the integration of lessons learned contributed to the success of the project.
· Identify the key lessons learned and why they were key to your project and/or organization.
· Describe what project controls processes/tools were used to capture lessons learned.
· Describe how the lessons learned were integrated into the project.
· Describe how the integration of lessons learned contributed to the success of the project.
· Identify the key lessons learned and why they were key to your project and/or organization.
