T Plus (formerly CES-Holding. Integrated energy systems)

2020: Establishment of a project management system and concession agreements

As part of the project, a system has been created to manage heat supply scheme projects, concession agreements and IT projects based on the ADVANTA platform.

Project dates: August 2020 - November 2020.

2016: Creation of a system for managing priority investment projects at control points

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= Andrey Vachegin, Head of the Center for Methodology of Design Activities of PJSC "T Plus"|The engineering division of PJSC "T Plus" in 2016 completed the program for the construction of the next energy capacities under the agreements on the provision of capacity (PDM), having completed 17 large investment projects with a total budget of 128 billion rubles. The next task is to implement a program for optimizing thermal units, modernizing existing generating and heating network equipment in the regions of our presence, and these are hundreds of medium and small projects. The focus of management has shifted from strict technological planning and control to the construction of internal procedures of the Customer, which, in turn, has led to the need to select a new project management system. We have formulated our demands, some of them:

• Domestic development.
• High-quality support.
• Focus on creating a single project space, not scheduling.
• Work in large companies with many users and different levels of requirements.
• Minimize additional burden on project participants.
• Flexible customization for the user.
• Possibility of connection to the system of contractors.
• Working on mobile devices.}}

Project Objective

Organize the management of an increased number of investment projects for the modernization of heating networks and thermal power plants, the construction of renewable energy sources without increasing the number of human resources.

Having analyzed the market for software products for project and project program management, we found that only the Advanta system meets our requirements. And having met the development company closer, we made sure that it not only develops its product, but also seriously deals with theoretical issues of project activity, which, I hope, guarantees the emergence of innovative methods of project and program management in this software product much earlier than in competitors. Andrey Vachegin, Head of the Center for Methodology of Project Activities of PJSC T Plus

Tasks

• Unite project participants from geographically remote divisions of the holding.
• Ensure the prompt collection of project information according to common standards to enable timely decision-making.
• Get up-to-date status on the project program, taking into account related events in real time.
• Ensure that approved project timelines are met.

PJSC T Plus is a very large holding company, whose portfolio includes various projects - from the construction of solar power plants to the reconstruction of thermal units. It was possible to transfer the system configuration methodology to the company specialists. We cooperate with the customer and after the end of the service period, we will help him in mastering the following areas. Sergey Erokhin, Project Manager, Advanta Consulting

Project Results

• Project types are defined, the structure of the program of priority investment projects is organized.
• Project passports with an agreed structure and reporting have been created.
• Projects are structured in the system by control points.
• Automatic checkpoint execution fact collection started.
• Project meetings are held on the basis of the data of the system and the results are recorded in it.
• Automated monitoring of execution of the Project Committee's instructions.
• A single information space was organized for all project participants.
• Automated contract monitoring activities.
• Automated formation of clear and up-to-date reporting for top management and functional managers.

In the immediate plans of our company - to introduce the Advant system into the work of contractors and consolidate in it all organizational and IT projects of the holding, as well as to move to the level of planning and control of operations on site (approach LastPlanner). I am sure that these steps will increase the transparency of business processes and the manageability of the company, have operational information about the current state of projects, effectively manage the entire portfolio of projects and significantly bring the implementation of large-scale strategic goals of the company closer. Andrey Vachegin, Head of the Center for Methodology of Project Activities of PJSC T Plus

Facts about the system

As of December 2016:

• 43 projects;
• 240 project checkpoints;
• 900 contract checkpoints;
• 1,200 tasks;
• 70 users.