Energy & Utilities

Implementing Quarterly Delivery Cycles (QDC) in a Global Oil & Gas Company

Global Oil & Gas Company (Capital Projects Portfolio)

The Story

The Challenge

We are a capital projects portfolio of a large multi-national oil and gas company. We have struggled with challenging market conditions and are looking for an opportunity to deliver projects faster and more efficiently. We would like to launch a new planning and delivery cycle to improve alignment and delivery of high-value projects, that will deliver on our significant growth ambitions.

Our Approach

In collaboration with the oil and gas company, ADAPTOVATE created new Quarterly Delivery Cycles (QDC). By working alongside the client, ADAPTOVATE were able to:

Designed and installed a Quarterly Delivery Cycle (QDC) to align leaders and teams around high-value strategic projects and execute on priorities
Coached leaders to establish Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and take ownership of outcomes and plans to achieve results
Installed a priority management framework to shape opportunities and bring visibility of projects in queue to stakeholders
Installed a program management framework and included all stakeholders to collaborate in the planning of capacity, funding, dependencies and constraints
Measured the impact of QDC to prove effectiveness and promote the case-for-change for scaling QDC more broadly across the organization
Developed a change management program to support individuals and teams on their journey and highlight successes

Results & Impact

100%

Goal transparency

83%

Proactive planning

>500

Leaders trained

Outcomes

The new Quarterly Delivery Cycle delivered 100% transparency of project goals with all stakeholders; 83% of stakeholders reported that planning became more proactive and responsive; 76% are aligned on the prioritisation of high-value projects; and over 500 leaders and participants were onboarded to QDC and trained in OKRs to drive alignment.

“I just want to recognize the core team, extended team and stakeholders for some great work and input to the effort. Some really great work that will continue to improve our project performance.”

Capital Projects Portfolio Manager