1. Global Project Controls and System Implementation
Bill Helms
July 21, 2015

3. Jacobs Overview
The Cornerstone
Pre-requisites / Essentials / Interfaces
Implementation Drivers
Flexibility / Clear Communications
Q&A

4. Founded in 1947 by Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs
Jacobs Overview
Founded in 1947 by Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs
Employs 70,000+ at 250+ locations in 30+ countries
Committed to Beyond Zero® Safety
Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Companies
Relationship based company
Multiple Business Lines
Process 50%
Public and Institutional 30%
Industrial 20%
FY14 revenue: nearly $13B

5. Our Relationship with AACE International
Awarded AACE Industrial Appreciation 2015
Corporate Members since 2001
335 Employees Members strong
25 certification holders
6 current local officers
2 current board members
Mark Grotefend Past President 2009
Focused on Project Delivery and Total Cost Management through Processes, Tools, and Operations Reviews leveraging on AACE learnings

6. The Cornerstone Project Delivery Reporting Forecasting Change Baseline
Systems
Resources
Processes
Reporting
Project Delivery
Forecasting
Change
Baseline

7. Lack of Cornerstone

8. Pre-requisites For a New System Deployment
Executive Sponsorship
Strategy and Time Line
Incremental Success Gates
Dedicated Team Members
Aim at the 80% solution
Finance and IT are continually engaged
Driven by the Business and Operation

9. Essentials in Selecting a Tool
Intuitive User Interface (UI)
Configurable not Customized
Upgradable
Scalable
Import/Export from Excel
Data Interface

10. Interfaces: Main Point of Failure
Mapping the data
Starting flat files
Robust ETL process
Internal and External
Data Warehouse

11. Implementation Drivers
Pricing and funding
Configuration to fit “Your Company”
Phased Rollout Vs Big Bang Deployment
Support and training
Strong Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Vision & long term goals

12. Flexibility Scalable & Secure Ease of Use Configurable Business rules
Role-based
Up-to-date Technology
Secure Platform
Hosting
Business rules
Work flows
Data hierarchies
Multi-currency
Excel look and feel
Intuitive interface
Graphical drill down
Dashboards

13. Q&A Thank You