Increasing the efficiency of large investment projects
The challenge
In a German state capital, as in many other local authorities, there is a continuous need to expand and modernise the transport and supply infrastructure. This requires complex construction projects in public spaces that have to be coordinated and implemented by various stakeholders. These include offices for urban planning and road and civil engineering departments, public transport operators, the municipal utilities responsible for the supply infrastructure, and urban drainage. In addition to adhering to deadlines and budgets and delivering high-quality projects, the focus is on ensuring the best possible coordination and on minimising disruption, particularly for residents, tradespeople and road users.
The solution
FMC was commissioned by the aforementioned companies to carry out the project entitled “Optimising the Project Management of Construction and Infrastructure Projects in the State Capital”. The aim was to develop and implement joint organisational structures and processes for managing major projects.
We worked with the municipal building authorities and infrastructure operators during an initial design phase to develop a target model for joint project management of complex measures. This outlines the organisational and operational structure for every phase of a major project, from its initiation to its execution and completion. We then further refined and operationalised the results by creating a project management manual. We were also able to support the companies involved in developing supporting tools and establishing a basis for decision-making for the founding of a project management organisation, which would be responsible for managing complex measures in the state capital.
The conclusion
The approaches that were jointly defined and documented in the project form the basis for the project management of all of the companies involved in the complex measures. When implemented consistently, they can ensure that large-scale projects are completed in a time and cost-efficient manner. The approaches are already being implemented in some of the first joint projects.
