Welcome to PRRT - the COAA’s innovative and unique Project Rework Reduction Tool.
REWORK, and particularly FIELD REWORK, has been a major source of UNPLANNED COST GROWTH on several recent large Alberta industrial construction projects. With over $60 Billion in future projects planned for the province of Alberta in the next decade, there is a definite need to improve project execution performance.
It has been suggested that Field Rework alone typically adds 10% to overall project costs (ref: CII). Rework taken across an entire industrial construction project from DBM through commissioning phases, is anticipated to be significantly higher.
It is neither realistic nor fair to consider FIELD REWORK as caused by construction site activities alone, as more often the causes are far deeper rooted and result from the preceding offsite activities. It is therefore necessary to address all principal REWORK causes, wherever they may originate.
The impetus to develop the PRRT comes from the simple reality that disasters in project execution can more often be averted if there is early and honest recognition that deficiencies exist. PRRT was created to facilitate identification and improvements in project execution. It is targeted for all stakeholders and to be used at the earliest possible instant in the schedule. Used in a responsible and disciplined manner, it will dramatically improve success of projects by avoiding expensive and frustrating FIELD REWORK.
The development of PRRT culminates 3 years of COAA subcommittee discussions involving individuals from a wide range of experiences, including that from Owner, Prime Contractor, and Subcontractor backgrounds. The work has been endorsed and supplemented by suggestions and experiences shared at COAA Conference workshop sessions.
The first part of the tool, comprising the PRRI (Project Rework Reduction Index) is designed to address a definite need for a practical tool to assist Project Managers, their teams, and other stakeholders undertake regular ‘health checks’ of projects using criteria beyond traditional Project Controls of time and cost alone. It permits the evaluation and rating on key field rework causing factors. This evaluation can be applied at any point in the project’s timeline. The ratings should be interpreted within the 5 principal Rework Cause sections, but an overall average rating may be used for trending and benchmarking against similar projects. The ratings are also shown as high-impact graphics such as tile charts and graphs. These can be used in presentations or reports and can help assist in focusing attention where it’s needed most.
Having identified shortfalls in a projects development, the second and perhaps most powerful and valuable part of PRRT is the Suggestions and Best Practices Area. This provides extremely practical solutions to improve the project effort and hence future review ratings using PRRI. These Best Practices are derived from the COAA subcommittee team, as well as significant published material from a variety of authoritative sources in project and construction management, especially CII (The Construction Industries Institute).
PRRT will aid experienced veterans and fledgling Project Teams alike. It may readily be applied to most any Industrial Construction Project. There is no limit as to project size since the same general principles of disciplined organization and management hold true for all. Mega-projects might clearly require more criteria due to their complexity.
Benchmarking between projects during their various development phases is a key attribute of the tool, as well is the ability to track the projects ‘rating’ over time. The tool also lends itself well to undertake Project Audits, as appropriate.
Thank you for your interest in obtaining this tool. We are certain it will prove a very valuable asset to you, your team and your organization.
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