Resources: Case Studies
GULF Companies – 10% Reduction in Estimating Man-hours, Improved Productivity and Standardization
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This case study explores how GULF Companies, who specialize in project management, engineering and construction management, utilizes ARES PRISM estimating software to improve standardization, quality control, and reduce estimating man-hours.
Barrick Gold Corporation – Business Process Integration & Portfolio-Level Insight
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Our case study explores how Barrick Gold Corporation, the world’s top producer in the gold mining industry, is utilizing ARES PRISM enterprise project controls software to increase efficiency, provide effective reporting and data analysis, and provide visibility for stakeholders.
AECOM – Increasing Scalability & Reducing Project Cost
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This case study explores how AECOM, a global engineering and construction company, is utilizing ARES PRISM project lifecycle management software to massively reduce project cost, gain complete insight into their data, and improve repeatability of analysis.
Crossrail Limited – Automated Change Management Approval Process
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This case study shares how Crossrail Ltd implemented PRISM to increase confidence in data, create a dependable audit trail for all project changes, and produce executive reports just five days after month end.
Laing O’Rourke – Integrated Field Management & Labor Cost Management
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This case study shares how Laing O’Rourke Australia implemented PRISM to provide change management control, create a robust labour productivity monitoring and control process, and establish an early warning mechanism to enable confident decision making.
Praetorian – Flexible Cost Management Solution for Centralized Project Controls
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This case study shares how Praetorian Construction Management uses PRISM to help provide project management services to a wide variety of clients. PRISM gives Praetorian the flexibility they need while also increasing data accuracy, creating useful reports, and improving forecasting and trending.
Low Level Waste Repository – Enterprise Reporting & Earned Value Management
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This case study shares how LLW Repository Ltd used PRISM to improve reporting, reduce reliance on spreadsheets, and increase control over their processes. They are now able to produce reports quickly while having total confidence in their data.
State Nuclear Power Engineering Company – Dependable EAC Forecasts & Increased Productivity
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This case study shares how State Nuclear Power Engineering Company used PRISM to improve productivity. SNPEC was able to integrate cost & schedule, create dependable forecasts, effectively produce reports, and meet Earned Value Management standards.
Strengthening Project Controls at U.S. Public Transport Organization
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A North American public transit services organization had more than a dozen major projects & needed project controls in place to get their rail projects running smoothly.
Managing Capital Expansion Project at African Electric Power Organization
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This electric power company was managing projects through spread-sheets. It was difficult to control & decided that they wanted & to standardize their systems, processes, and procedures for all projects.
Improving Project Insight & Productivity at Middle East Airport
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This Middle East airport was managing several large programs, one of which involved expanding the complex to more than 50 gates in order to cope with anticipated growth in the region.
Unified Communication Platform for International Railway Joint Venture
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Three major construction companies came together for an international rail project. Each brought different practices & systems; they needed an unbiased tool.
Improving Change Management, Data Transparency & Reporting at an Upstream Oil & Gas Company
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Managing projects is never an easy task. Problems appear out of seemingly thin air, scope changes can throw your budget and schedule out of whack, and human errors create confusion and allow for troublesome mistakes to be made. If all that was not bad enough, companies do not always have the tools necessary to manage their own projects and are left relying on contractors to provide them with a management solution – which is far from an ideal situation.
Doubled Efficiency of Month-End Reporting Process at Large Utilities Organization
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This case study shares how a large utilities organization in Asia-Pacific used PRISM to manage a multi-billion dollar project. The company was able to reduce time spent on monthly reporting by 50% while creating consistent, error-free reports.
Improved Data Quality & Project Analysis at Large Engineering & Construction Company
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Projects are filled with an extraordinary amount of data, and the larger the project gets the more complicated the data becomes. Messy, inaccurate, and out-of-date data can destroy a project’s chance at success.
This case study shares how a large Engineering & Construction organization in North America used PRISM to improve quality and consistency of data output. The company was able to greatly improve data analysis by standardizing business processes, improving approval cycles with change management, and reducing dependency on spreadsheets.
ROI of Enterprise Cost Management at Mid-Sized Oil & Gas Company
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This case study shares how a mid-sized pipeline company in North America implemented PRISM for enterprise-wide cost management. They use PRISM over spreadsheet data entry to effectively manage budget cost, increase volume project capacity, and reduce time spent on month-end reporting and forecasting analysis.