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CCPM says 50%

Is 50 the right number?

Johan Steyn,
PwC South Africa

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Johan Steyn
Johan specialises in business growth conversations,
facilitating new growth opportunities, competitive
positions and unique leverage of customer challenges.
He has more than 10 years experience as COO of large
programmes and 25+ years experience in
portfolio/programme management, which includes
various programmes with teams of several thousand.
Johan has experience in a wide variety of industries,
including water and electricity utilities, manufacturing,
financial services, public sector, mining, IT, engineering,
infrastructure, telecommunications, aviation, agriculture
and services industries, as well as international
experience in several countries, including South Africa,
Chile, Germany, Colombia, United States, Canada,
Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Kenya, DRC, Tanzania.

Johan Steyn
083-702-2354
Johan.steyn@za.pwc.com

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Storyline
Case 1: Industrial projects (10-50 Mil USD)
Case 2: Developing business processes

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Case study 1

10 Industrial Projects
10-50 Million USD
3 6 months
Time value of 1 day > USD 1 million
Client request: Optimise

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Planning Process
Existing Project plan

Proposed Project plan

Accepted Project plan

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Results
Existing Project plan

100%

Proposed Project plan

50%

Accepted Project plan

70%
Actual #1

73%

Accepted Project Plan Project #2

65%
67%

Actual #2
Accepted Project Plan - Project #3

55%
57%

Actual #3
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Intermediate Conclusion
Significant reductions available
(significant capacity revealed)
50% is a good/reasonable/available planning tool
Planning and execution are fundamentally different

Is more than 50% available?

and
What is the impact of Measurement Theory?

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Case Study 2

84 consulting projects
Development of business processes
3 independent teams
Opportunity and reputation cost
Client request: Optimise

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Planning Process
Baseline plan (40 projects, 12-15 months)

Proposed Project plan (6 Months)

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Results
Baseline plan

Proposed Project plan

Achieved #10 - #27

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Results
Projects #1 - #8 Plan

Achieved #1 - #8

But how does this compare with the baseline?

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Results
Baseline plan

Proposed Project plan

Achieved #10 - #27

Achieved #1 - #8

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Bonus Results
Projects #26 - #30 Plan

Achieved #26 - #30

Once again
But how does this compare with the baseline?

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Bonus Results
Baseline plan

Proposed Project plan

Achieved #10 - #27

Achieved #1 - #8

#26 - 30

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Q1: Is 50% correct?

Q2: Does measurement theory
impact results?

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