Growing the organisational capabilities to deliver excellent results

The company

• Morrison associates ltd are Project management experts advisors, trainers, facilitators , change consultants and provider’s of interim management and workshop services to Project leadership and their teams.
• We help create a framework which will allow technical teams to deliver best in class performance and manage difficult and complex meetings to deliver technical excellence.
• We aim to save our clients time, effort and money through the project management processes and in turn improve organisational performance.
• We have specialised knowledge and experience of business strategy development, change and Project Management.
• Morrison associates ltd have been in business for 10 years and can draw on other specialised consultants with a range of skills all of whom are committed to delivering excellence.

THINK. PLAN. CONSULT. DO. LEARN- WORKSHOP FOR CHANGE

Decision Game Scenarios train teams to work together and prepare for dealing with real world risks. The objectives are to rehearse the process with doers and then reflect on the exercise to improve the on the job performance.

Organisational teams are facilitated to be innovative, solve complex problems and prepare for operations. Working through a pre prepared risk scenario on paper before operations with the on and offshore teams allows for a thorough review of operations practice and reality checking. We make a drama out of a risk and act out the crisis with people in jobs they perform. People learn about need for change interdependency, communication and how personal behaviours and attitudes impact on delivery of excellence.

Risk Management

• Integrated risk management shares understanding of risk across the enterprise. The objective is to manage total exposure to projects, including
• HSE
• financial
• insurance
• operational
• Reputation
• Mitigation or elimination requires planning and actions often across the business. It is a vital part of managing a Project. We organise the generation and awareness of risk at all levels of the organisation.
• We assure Effective Programme Management through regular assessments and risk review meetings

Morrison associates ltd will prepare and run separate one or two day workshops to deliver Right Scoping process and technical limit performance improvements which changes performance on the job.

We work within organisations to clarify accountabilities, plan, schedule, understand risks, value positive behaviours and communicate across functions. Processes can be accelerated and results delivered slicker, quicker, safer and cheaper when teams are in alignment and have clear goals. We make processes work for people, clarify value adding communication. We always are looking to simplify to apply lean thinking solutions, which are tailored to fit each organisation

Organisational Capability

We support organizations to resource an optimum blend of outside advisors and an internal team to manage a change project. Our aim is to create a combination of intelligent people with an understanding of the business and its processes allied to specialists with up to date knowledge who can deliver exceptional results.

Projects are benchmarked using a traffic lights system to assess how we are doing. During work reviews and interfaces key areas of action are identified and then worked on to continuously improve performance. The introduction of new technology changes the way we work. During complex projects communication between all levels of the organisation requires management. .

Use is made of Planning, Finance, Maintenance, Supply chain and integrated IT & IM systems. All have interfaces and interdependency across functions and management areas. Planning and scheduling is critical to delivery once the projects statement of requirements is defined.

People who often work in remote areas and need to communicate using these tools manage these systems. We assist in the design of information needs and look to simplify reporting processes and standardise whenever possible to reduce costs and eliminate duplication of effort .

Making Interventions

Projects have phases where interventions can be made to adjust the course of the events. Examples include Right Scoping the project, Project Initiation meeting and setting the Technical Limit of performance, the best we can ever achieve is our goal.

Right Scoping: involves the project sponsor and main contractors in defining the strategic objectives of the project and setting the more detailed technical objectives against which the project performance will be judged

Project Initiation Meeting: starts the project and is typically an opportunity to define accountabilities and deliveries, develop the Work Breakdown Structure, present the high level schedule to the wider project team (consortium), and engage in team building activities.

Technical Limit: involves the project team looking at the detailed schedule of activities, identifying the critical path activities and the activities which can be carried out as a simultaneous operation – the technical limit represents the perfect operation with no waste, this is top quartile performance and beyond. This specialist meeting is designed to deliver 20-30 % improvement in costs and time for Projects.

The methodology breaks the project down into separate phases with “gates” between the phases to allow performance evaluation by the project sponsor and to allow the financial sponsor to release appropriate funds for the project to continue forward, this will form part of the necessary Assurance process, which the sponsor and consortium head will require.

Learning & Doing

Our techniques and methods create a learning environment where people can be coached and counselled to focus on clear accountabilities and delivery of results. We coach on the leadership and communication skills, which are essential components.

We have worked with world class Project Teams and facilitated events with over 100 people. The results are top quartile performance from organisations designed to develop capacities to perform and succeed in adverse conditions.

A key test is the alignment of values and behaviour around clear strategic goals and objectives, agreed and refined by the people who are responsible for doing the job. We have worked with major companies worldwide and have an experienced team of professionals who deliver excellence and are world-class experts in their disciplines.