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AECOM
KEEPING EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE
ynchronization and create risk-adjusted budgets andWith project and program managers working on consistent data within the same tool, AECOM can enhance delivery, improve quality, cut timelines, and reduce risk. Integrating source data for cost schedule, risk management, contract procurement, data analytics, and change management empowers stakeholders like estimators and schedulers to work in perfect synchronization and create risk-adjusted budgets and schedules.
“The increased sharing of information helps us work more dynamically and efficiently,” says Camson. “My inspector can work from a tablet to verify the quantities claimed by the contractor, verify the percentage completion, and share that information against the schedule of values and activities. When we consolidate that information at the end of the month, there’s no debate and the contractor can submit payment forms in the same tool.”
Program Controls Engine also enables a better understanding of the risk profile associated with projects and programs. The vertical alignment enables program managers to drill down to the project level to diagnose and address the root causes.
“The increased sharing of information helps us work dynamically and efficiently, so when it comes time for payment there’s no debate.”
-Aidhean Camson, VP, Global Program Controls AECOM
DRIVING BEST PRACTICES
To support the Program Controls Engine framework, AECOM created a 350-page Program Controls Playbook that documents best practices and standardizes program controls delivery. A significant portion of the playbook is system-agnostic to ensure adaptability, while maintaining structured processes across programs.
Together, AECOM is setting the new standard by providing a unified, scalable, ready-to-deploy program controls solution that recognizes the unique nature of programs, while embedding controls best practices.