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Carmen ArapeMember for 22 years 3 months
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Hi Planners,

I was wondering when a project might be done with one project control staff executing all functions: schedule develop and update, progress measurement and cost control.

Based on project size (man-hours or cost), or duration or complexity I can take the decision whether I need ONLY one person for all.

I am thinking in FEED or EPC Home office projects.

Thanks & regards,


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    Gary Whitehead ·
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    Hi Carmen,

    When I’ve worked on FEED or other home-office projects, the PC team tends to be 1 scheduler / progress measurer (me), 1 cost control/accountant and 1 Doc controller.

    This team then runs all PC for all projects in the office.

    I’d estimate total of, say, 100,000 man-hours of projects could be handled in this way. So maybe 1/3 of that for a single person to handle all 3 roles.

    Obviously it very much depends on how good/automated your systems are for timesheets, financial reporting, archiving, etc
    Regards,

    Gary
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    Carmen Arape ·
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    Gary ,

    Fully agree with you regarding the link to how good the systems in house are for timesheet, financial and archiving.

    You have added the function of Doc. Controller which I would replace with change management.
    The new systems for document control become so sophisticated and time consuming.

    I would say: for a FEED with man-hours less the 100 K, one person is enough to manage the following: schedule, progress measure, cost control and change management.

    regards,
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    Mike Testro ·
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    Hi Gary Hi Carmen

    What is a FEED project?

    Best regards

    Mike Testro
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    Carmen Arape ·
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    Hi Mike,

    FEED = Front end engineering design

    OR Basic Engineering.

    It is not exactly the same in terms of the deliverables to be issued as part of the FEED or basic engineering.

    regards,
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