Suttle projects’ right first time performance rate is 98%. That means civil engineering projects delivered to specification, on time and on budget. And the missing 2%? That was entirely down to late scope changes.
What would it be like if that was the expectation across the industry, and what will it take to make that happen?
The answer is fairly basic. High first time fix rates come from attention to detail, ensuring designs are buildable in practice, clear communications and getting the basics of project planning and delivery right.
That’s what lies behind our Projects:Simplified approach.
Problems Avoided
Problems and delays with civil engineering projects often stem from the following:
- Inaccurate or incomplete scoping.
- Incomplete project data (which often misses important geotechnical issues).
- Unexpected underground obstacles such as buried pipework and services.
- Unknown or unexpected soil conditions such as variable moisture content.
- Partners delivering project phases in isolation.
- Slow decision making and poor communication.
- Insufficient project or budget controls that allow problems to emerge when it’s too late to fix them efficiently.
- Lack of detail in planning temporary works.
We explore these factors in more detail in our resource centre.
The other big issue is buildability. It’s important to remember that CAD and BIM are just tools. It’s how we put them to work that matters.
Project Interfaces
Suttles Projects self-delivery capability gives us more control through having a single coordinated delivery team.
We have our own geotechnical expertise, plant and equipment, and diverse piling capabilities that make it easier to ensure that the right equipment is on site exactly when it’s needed and nobody is left waiting for some other activity to happen.
Complexity
With superior tools to identify, quantify and communicate risks we’re better placed than ever to manage that complexity and ensure it doesn’t affect right first time delivery. That’s essentially what Projects:Simplified is all about.
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