Success Story
Water Infrastructure Provider Scales Project Controls to Support Megaproject Growth
About
An Australia-based water infrastructure company serving thousands of commercial customers across mining, agriculture and government moved beyond spreadsheets to build a scalable project controls foundation as its capital portfolio grew toward $1 billion annually.
Industry
Water
Headquarters
Australia
Challenges
Rapid portfolio growth exposed the limits of a spreadsheet and SAP-based approach to project controls.
- Disconnected cost and schedule data across separate systems
- Manual preparation, validation and reconciliation before reporting
- Inconsistent project controls processes from one project to the next
- Limited visibility into why budget and forecast figures changed
- Existing processes not built to scale with a growing portfolio
Solution
Implemented Contruent Enterprise as a cloud-based platform integrating cost, schedule and change management, connected to SAP and Primavera P6.
- Single source of truth for reporting and performance monitoring
- Full integration of cost and schedule data
- Consistent project management structures
- Dashboards and reporting tailored to different stakeholder groups
- Stronger governance, audit trail and workflow capabilities
Results
The company built a stronger, more consistent foundation for managing capital project controls.
- Fully integrated cost and schedule data into a single source of truth
- Reduced manual reconciliation across cost and schedule reporting
- Improved reporting speed and consistency across stakeholder groups
- Enhanced traceability of budget changes and EAC shifts
- Greater confidence in project information overall
“After approximately two years as a Contruent client, they recently told our leadership that they are happy with the solution and the relationship.”
