Leveraging Web-Based Project Management Software to Enable Capital Project Change and Risk Management Best Practices

Presented by the UTSW Medical Center Director of CIP

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The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's Capital Improvement team has taken a proactive approach in how they manage construction of new facilities and renovations of existing ones, to constantly improve their delivery processes and reduce the cost to execute their capital program.

This presentation will focus on how the Medical Center has leveraged web-based capital program and project management software to control change orders and minimize risks that could negatively impact cost and schedule.

Key takeaways include

• UTSW approach to Cost management and control
• From Tracking to Active Management
• ‘Before’ and ‘after’ picture (from spreadsheets and email to one integrated system)
• Business process automation benefits
  • Quantifiable reduction in change orders
  • Increased Visibility
  • Time reduction in business process execution