If you do what you always did, you can’t really expect a different outcome. So, projects involving steel fabrications that are delivered using the same old fragmented processes should expect… What?
Somehow, project variances of 30% or more have become expected – justified by ‘complexity’ and the number of different partners that need to work together and share information to execute the project.
Shouldn’t we be calling time on significant project variances? They’re not inevitable and they can be controlled.
You just need to approach fabrication projects in a different way. An approach that treats delivery as a unified project rather than a collection of sub-projects.
‘Unforeseen Factors’
No project sets out with the intention of running over and incurring tens of thousands of pounds of additional costs. They just seem to consistently work out that way.
Large variances are typically the result of unforeseen factors and complications. But unforeseen doesn’t mean unforeseeable. You just need the right expertise applied at the right time.
FTE offers end-to-end control of steel fabrication projects through our intelligent integration process. We’re fully equipped to handle every task, eliminating the need to rely on others or navigate long chains of command. There’s a direct connection between scoping, design, fabrication, and installation: leaving no room for error or variations.
It starts with a belief and commitment that significant project variances are avoidable. And if they’re avoidable they’re also unacceptable.
What Eliminating Variances Looks Like
At the start of the project a thorough survey identifies potential problems – foreseeing the ‘unforeseeable’ and resolving issues ahead of time. Upfront planning with indicative design finalisation minimises the risk of surprises later on, ensuring a smooth and predictable project timeline.
To prove the point we analysed a collection of projects delivered with or without intelligent integration. The difference: an average variation of less than 5% compared to nearly 50% with fragmented delivery.
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