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10.0 Business Management Plan
10.0 Business Management Plan
10.0 Business Management Plan
The systems and procedures will be implemented in an integrated manner and will include cost
control, schedule control, management reporting, financial, human resources, office services,
information technology, and document control. These systems and procedures will conform to
standards approved by the management will be tailored for the project’s needs.
The business manager and core scheduling and cost staff shall be located in Istanbul in the first
phase. When the site is fully mobilized the team shall move to Site. In first phase, the BM team
will have an petty cash in Erbil.
The business management systems and procedures will incorporate the following essential ele-
ments:
• A continuous monitoring system that uses cost and schedule management tools to
measure schedule and cost performance against the project plans
• A continuous system to monitor contract changes as they relate to cost, revenue, and
performance guarantees
• A financial system that provides monthly status reports and cash flow data
Business management will be responsible to the project manager for all financial, project
controls, human resources, and other commercial activities for the project , including the
following:
• Human resources
• Information technology
While all operating decisions necessary to control job cost and progress will remain the
responsibility of each functional department within the project, project controls under business
management will coordinate each department’s efforts to monitor performance and cost against
schedule and budget, evaluate forecast support items and changes, and predict the effect of
schedule and cost on final job completion and costs. The Project Manager will be made aware
of potential impacts and possible remedial measures by the business management group.
Business manager will have a direct day-to-day reporting relationship with the Project
Manager.
Microcomputers (PCs) will be used extensively to expedite the flow of project control informa-
tion, to allow easy access for retrieval and analysis, and to integrate schedule and cost data to
the maximum extent practical. The work breakdown structure will provide the basis for joining
the various components of the project, that is, material, labor, subcontracts, etc.
10.2 Organization
• Business Management—The business management team will consist of the following
key team members:
− Business Manager
− Lead Cost Supervisor
− Lead Planning and Scheduling Supervisor
− Finance and Accounting Supervisor in Istanbul
− Human Resources Supervisor
− Document Controls Supervisor
− Information Technology Supervisor
The cost control system allows the effective control of project elements. The budget system is
integrated with the financial and material data and focus is on commitments, budgets, forecasts
to complete, currency evaluations and responsibility. The elements of the system being used
include:
• Budget control
• Nonmanual control
• Quarterly Forecasting
• Cash Flows
• Quantity tracking
The cost control program is defined to a level that facilitates realistic control, while it addresses
the significant cost elements requiring control, that is, manual and non manual labor,
subcontracts, and materials. Key tools in the cost control program are as follows:
• IFS - IFS is an integrated costs and payable system that is being widely used in ENKA
project. All procurement activities shall be automatically transferred by MMS. Cost
engineers are responsible to update and maintain IFS.
and continue through job completion. These programs facilitate early identification by
the Project Team of potential cost and schedule deviations from the project plan and
budget to enable mitigating actions to be taken where necessary. A project forecast
support and scope change report is issued and reviewed bi-weekly by the project team
members.
• Project Cost/Revenue Report—The overall project cost and revenue report tracks the
project’s revenue and costs and is a summarized form of other reports. This report is
issued monthly.
The planning and scheduling control system involves a hierarchical system of schedules to
satisfy the specific scheduling details required by each level of the organization. These
schedules are interrelated; hence, each successive detail level is tied to the milestone end dates
in the preceding summary level, up to the milestone summary schedule. The milestone
summary schedule is the highest level (level I) and forms the contractual completion
commitment with the Owner to achieve the guaranteed completion date. The schedule system
includes the following:
• Startup schedule
Progress information will be produced based on specific project and contractual commitments
and needs. This information will encompass the following:
• Areas of concern
• Safety statistics
The monthly progress report is a contractual document that discusses status, lists project
accomplishments, describes planned near-term activities, and highlights trends and critical
items. This report will be available monthly to project team members, and issued to
management, and the Owner on the prescribed date.
• Quarterly Project Revenue and Cost Forecast including update of cash-flow, tax
management plan
• Pending Change Orders where execution started but a final amount has not been agreed
yet with Owner.
• Potential Backcharges
10.4.2 Procedures
The business manager will develop all policies and procedures and make them available to
each project. The business manager must approve changes to any policy or procedure at the
jobsite to ensure uniformity in accounting and reporting. The following core procedures will
be developed
• Schedule Procedure
• Chart of accounts
• Cash management
• Receivable management
• Accounts payable
• Subcontractor payments-retention
• Payroll
Business management human resources will be responsible for the human resources function.
The main human resources activities for both manual and nonmanual employees will include
the following:
• Terminations
• Salary administration
• Performance evaluations
• Employee records
• Training
10.5.2 Administration
Project site office and the management office in Istanbul will be supported by a business
management administration group. The administration group will provide the following
services:
• Office security
• Reception duties
• Transportation services
10.6 Insurance
The following insurances will be obtained:
• Cargo Insurance
Subcontractors will arrange insurance for their personnel and property used for their scope of
work.
Daily maintenance of the project insurance will be the responsibility of the business manager.
Owner shall provide third party liability insurance, cargo insurance, construction/erection all
risk insurance, operational property all risk insurance and machinery breakdown insurance.
10.7 Automation
Information Technology, as a part of Business Management, will prepare an automation plan
and will issue it as an attachment to the execution plan. The automation plan will address the
following:
− Management office
− Jobsites
• Security
• Software maintenance
• Implementation schedule
• Communications
− Telephone
− Fax
− VHF radios
• Inventory control
− Software
− Hardware
The detailed cost analysis of the selected automation approaches and tools is also included.
This analysis will help to control costs by ensuring that expenditures are appropriate and
necessary.
The business management information technology group will support the project functional
team members and interface between the Owner, the project site organizations, Project
management, partner offices, and suppliers and subcontractors.
The project site, ENKA partner engineering, and the management office in Istanbul will be
supported by the business management document control group.
Document control will be responsible for the development and implementation of the record
retention and turnover plan.
The software application Docplant will be used for communications and document control in
the Enka offices and at the project site. Bechtel Frederick will use its InfoWorks document
control software for internal management of drawings, documents and correspondence,
however the Docplant database maintained by the Document Control Manager is the official
repository of project information. Communication and transmission of drawings, documents
and communication will be by email and dedicated transfer drive. Additional software
packages may be identified on an as-needed basis.
The official distribution of all correspondence to and from the Owner will be through the docu-
ment control group in accordance with established interfaces as defined in a project
communication procedure.
10.9 Mobilization
The business management team consists of the managers of finance, project controls, human
resources, document control, Upon the finalization of initial planning and organizational
activities, the Business Management team will relocate to Site.
• Scope definition
• Lessons learned
• Performance ratios