Section collaboration
Logica is for several companies actively involved with Capital Projects (or Megaprojects). This focuses on the IM/IT part, but also on improving the overall efficiency of such projects. Within this framework, Oscar Abbink presents at the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers 2012 Conference (Copenhagen) on Collaboration Dynamics in Capital Projects on June 6.
In the Canadian oil industry, many megaprojects are undertaken to produce oil sands. However, megaprojects are notorious for their cost overruns and schedule slippages. This study describes the key success factors and key challenges in megaproject collaboration through an ethnographic approach. In total, 17 in-depth interviews with project managers at 7 major oil companies and contractors were recorded. The results show that the main challenge relates to the interaction between the oil companies and the contractors. Furthermore, there is a general hesitance to introduce new, innovative technologies. In addition, external contingencies, i.e. the state of the economy, public acceptance, and, specific for the Canadian oil sands, the climatic conditions have a significant impact on the collaboration dynamics. This would argue that a change in the relationship between the oil industry and contractors creates more effective megaprojects. Partnership-types of collaboration with shared risks may generate a more sustainable relationship resulting in more robust, more resilient, more innovative and, in particular, more on-target projects. Considering these factors, megaprojects can be realized with more efficiency.
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Logica is a business and technology service company, employing 41,000 people. It provides business consulting, systems integration and outsourcing to clients around the world, including many of Europe's largest businesses. Logica creates value for clients by successfully integrating people, business and technology. It is committed to long term collaboration, applying insight to create innovative answers to clients’ business needs.
Logica is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG).
More information is available at www.logica.com.
The company is a public company incorporated and domiciled in the UK. The address of its registered office is 250 Brook Drive, Green Park, Reading RG2 6UA, United Kingdom.
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