Capital Project Management Microsoft Improves Oil and Gas Capital Project Performance

Running at Full Speed

The oil and gas industry is a risky capital-intensive business. Companies are working hard to execute projects on a global scale to find, produce and deliver hydrocarbons. No matter the economic conditions, it is critical for organizations to efficiently manage their capitals projects to control expenditure, manage priorities and resources, and get assets productive as quickly as possible. It is also important to efficiently and safely maintain and upgrade these assets throughout their lifecycle. So many projects, so many partners, contractors, and suppliers each with their own stand-alone scheduling system. It can be impossible to get a single, comprehensive project schedule that you can use to plan and execute work, never mind trying to anticipate problems or derive an accurate status. Whats more, with the industry facing a worker shortage, the uncertainty in being able to staff projects with enough properly skilled workers further threatens on-time, on-budget delivery of capital projects. Meanwhile, companies are under increasing pressure to maximize the profitability of mature declining assets, replace reserves, reduce costs, accelerate execution, and improve return on capital employed (ROCE). So executives need to know which projects will best help to achieve those goals and which projects can be properly capitalized, equipped, and staffed for success. A single synchronized project database delivers the reliable source for all schedules, status reports, and issue tracking. A Web-based interface provides secure access from anywhere. Having role-based views means that team members, managers, and executives can access information tailored to their specific needs. Resource management tools track capital, equipment, and workers across an entire enterprise, helping prevent assignment conflicts, which can lead to NPT and project delays. Portfolio management tools make it possible for executives to evaluate projects against corporate objectives and manage portfolio investments and work status. Industry partners provide expertise in project management and implementation of Microsoft and custom-tailored enterprise project solutions.

Increase Success
Overall corporate success hinges on the collective successes of all the individual projects as well as managing the portfolio of projects and advancing those that best align with corporate objectives. The ability to manage resources across your enterprise helps improve productivity because workers are matched to suitable projects, and it helps improve efficiency by avoiding equipment and capital conflicts. Reliable shared schedules and status information help project teams anticipate and resolve issues and work together more efficiently. Combined, these improvements in productivity and efficiency boost the odds of project success. Portfolio management tools take the guesswork out of determining which projects to do, thereby reducing uncertainty and risk. The global demand for energy has people in the oil and gas industry running flat out, around the clock, to find, produce, and distribute hydrocarbons and to design, build, and maintain the required value chain infrastructure. Enterprise project management solutions from Microsoft and its partners intelligently manage the entire investment life cycle, from strategic portfolio decisions to managing work, providing real-time visibility to everyone in your organization.

Visibility Is Key
Better visibility means greater control over schedules, resource allocation, project success, and ultimately corporate performance. To minimize nonproductive time (NPT) and delays, team members must work together from a common reliable schedule. Visibility into resources across your whole enterprise improves accuracy as well as the ability to assign equipment, capital, and properly skilled workers to maximize success for all projects. Being able to determine and green-light the projects that best align with corporate objectives contributes significantly to achieving those objectives.

Microsoft and Its Partners Can Help

Microsoft enterprise project management solutions intelligently manage the entire investment life cycle, from strategic portfolio decisions to managing work, providing real-time visibility to everyone in your organization.

Key Benefits
Enterprise project management (EPM) solutions from Microsoft and its partners help businesses: Improve corporate performance through portfolio optimization and improved project performance. Avoid schedule delays and resource conflicts. Reduce costs. Improve team member participation and collaboration. Effectively manage resources enterprise-wide. Integrate enterprise-wide with operational and line-of-business systems. Capture all investments within a central repository. Objectively prioritize business strategies and competing investments. Align the selected portfolio with the business strategy. Measure and track portfolio performance.

Visibility Across the Enterprise

Delivering Solutions Built on Microsoft Technology

Microsoft industry partners deliver a range of services and products, including implementation and deployment of Microsoft enterprise project management solutions, support of large-scale implementations, and offthe-shelf and custom software applications. These EPM solutions are built on the following Microsoft products and technologies: Microsoft Project Standard 2010 Microsoft Project Professional 2010 Microsoft Project Web Access Microsoft Project Server 2010 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Microsoft Office Enterprise 2010

Web-based access provides real-time visibility into all projects across an enterprise, from exploration through retail sales. The enterprise-wide view lets you analyze the big picture, identify trends, and resolve issues for multiple projects an opportunity to improve overall performance, not just fix a project.

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Microsoft Partners Offering Capital Project Management Solutions

About the Microsoft Worldwide Oil and Gas Industry

Together with our partners, Microsoft delivers enterprise-class solutions that amplify the impact of people and help companies meet oil and gas industry challenges. By putting the right tools in their hands, oil and gas workers can efficiently analyze volumes of data, and they can communicate and collaborate with colleagues, vendors, and partners around the world to make better decisions faster. Our cloud services offer oil and gas enterprises secure and reliable remote software and services that can further enhance efficiencies, reduce costs, and empower new business models. For more information, contact a member of the Oil and Gas Industry Team at oilandgas@microsoft.com. Or visit our Web site at www.microsoft.com/oilandgas.
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