cost systems in the fourth quartile
Benchmarking system by system replaced a blanket cost mandate with a focused agenda.
A pre-FEED gas development had been told it was not first quartile, with no evidence of where or why.
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cost systems in the fourth quartile
A pre-FEED gas development had been told it was not first quartile, with no evidence of where or why.
a year above benchmark — about 2–3% of annual contractor spend
A ~$230M contractor programme was billing roughly $5–6M a year above the assessment benchmark.
more spend per FTE than the peer median
Headcount ratios would have called this function efficient.
a year — about 18% of annual contract value
A field-services renewal was set to roll forward historical rates.
CapEx savings delivered
A large upstream capital programme was bought package by package, leaking leverage at every award.
of installed cost in supply-constrained inputs
Fragmented market, supplier and spend information was rebuilt into one decision-ready view of the category.
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