We have a lot of fun giving a presentation that is inspired from mountain-climbing challenges to explain what are the particular challenges of Large, Complex projects.
Wait a minute… what is the relationship between managing Large, Complex Projects and mountain climbing?
“Large, Complex Projects are to Simple projects what climbing a 8,000m peak is to day-trekking.”
Is your project looking more like this than a nice afternoon walk?
We’ve been running successfully this presentation about “Managing Large, Complex Projects” for a while now, in particular for Clients in the offshore construction industry. And every time, Clients discover with awe and fear that the project they thought would be a nice walk in a sunny day is probably going to be something else. Something you can’t tackle without preparation, processes, equipment, and planning, or you might just die!
We thought it would be worthwhile to share this presentation with you all. You will recognize the general philosophy of Project Value Delivery:
- Large, Complex projects are not just larger Simple projects – they are a different ballgame
- Don’t try to do Large, Complex projects in the same business unit than Simple projects
- You need to change your mindset first before tacking Large, Complex projects (stop focusing on asset utilization and cost cutting)
- Large, Complex Projects require systems and processes, that’s an upfront investment that should not be neglected.
Enjoy!
