nes - apm pm in the nuclear industry event
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Nuclear Engineering Services
NES – Our Journey to APM Corporate Accreditation
Mark Kelly – Head of Business Improvements &
Project Management Capability
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CFO asks CEO: ‘’What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave us?’’
CEO: ‘’What happens if we don’t, and they stay?’’
Effective Investment in people, buy-in & results
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A short intro. to NES - Markets
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING
•60 Years Experience•Innovative & Bespoke Solutions•Remote Handling•Gloveboxes & Containments •Fuel Route equipment•Decontamination systems•Shield Doors•Design Substantiation
DEFENCE
•20 Years experience•Remote Handling•Heat Exchangers (OEM)•Lifting equipment•Fuelling and De-fuelling equipment•Gloveboxes & Enclosures•Design support•Level 1 Spares•Site services
NUCLEAR NEW BUILD
•Mechanical Lifting & Fuel Handling•Waste Management equipment•Special Mechanical Devices, e.g. Filter Changing Machine, Airlocks, Liner, etc.•Shield Doors, Gloveboxes, Bogies & Gamma Gates•CE&I Control systems•Steel Structures•Engineering support & consultancy
NUCLEAR CURRENT FLEET
•Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) across current fleet•Spares & Servicing•Emergency Response equipment•Fuel Route Equipment•Support to Life Extension
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• Our journey through to APM Accreditation …for our Project Management Training & Development Programme
• Share the reasons and logic for taking this path
• Hopefully we don’t come over as preaching or advocating that this is ‘THE’ way ……it’s just Our way which we’ll share with you…..
• ‘hopefully to help you develop your path …or improve upon our learning
What we’d like to share with you (as an SME)
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• Approach is based on Our values…(boils down to) ….Safety, Quality, People and Improving our Performance
• We hope that we won’t underwhelm you with the simplicity of our approach
• Key message is: that… ‘’for the business to succeed……the people in our business need to succeed’’ they drive our performance – good or bad!…..our light bulb moment!
Our Approach
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• Analysis of the Business Performance: Systems,
Processes, People and Governance (take a real good
look at yourself – be critical and face the brutal truth )
• Unsurprisingly – we identified gaps (big one’s in places)
in knowledge, capability, procedural adherence, rigour
and discipline
• All impacting on business performance and customer
satisfaction – with negative competitive advantage
• Real clues ….. link what we found here to our desired
future state and business benefit …..recognise what
we could gain by ‘doing it differently’
Where did we start?
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• Increasing requirements from customers in our
sector …to deliver against more challenging
schedules, tighter cost basis with more
reliability and predictable delivery (safety and
quality as ‘givens’!)
• Given that we are a contracting organisation…
clear link between delivering contracts and
undertaking projects
Approach: (2 years ago - set against a backdrop of:
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• Embrace Project Management as a professional discipline and use it to create a BIG STEP CHANGE!
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• Link back to improved business performance which increases customer and stakeholder satisfaction and confidence …..and starts to create a source of competitive advantage …..can act as a differentiator …… its NOT an overnight sensation!
• Convince yourself and believe that business benefit flows from customer satisfaction and is a key business goal…’then commit to leading the change’
• It fails or loses momentum if not passionately advocated from the Board Room down!
• This is a Leadership Challenge!
Approach (SME perspective)
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• Passionate advocacy, persuasive argument from the
Programme Director and myself
• Only partially successful - it’s what they expected!
• Passionate advocacy aligned to desire from PM
community….VERY SUCCESSFUL
• So how do we secure ‘passionate bottom up’
advocacy?
How to Influence the Board Room
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‘COMMUNICATE’….. this was our leadership challenge!
• Created a PM Forum - Listen, build consensus,
develop views, engender enthusiasm,
• Key Message: ‘’WIN-WIN’’
• Developed a shared vision - with professionalism at
it’s heart
• Business Benefit and Individual Aspirations
• ‘Powerful Combination’
• Working with our PM Community to create a
real desire to improve against a genuinely
‘professional’ banner was key
Another ‘Light Bulb’ moment!!!!!
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‘SIMPLE ANSWER’…..
• We shamelessly used the essence of what APM
already had in place!!....yet another light bulb
moment!
• Don’t try and re-invent the wheel – we didn’t
need to
• What we did was apply it, build consensus and
secure advocacy throughout our team for the
approach we / they developed
How to build ‘Professionalism’ and PM Capability
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What did it all mean ? The APM model of professionalism
‘5 Dimensions of professionalism’….to underpin our approach
Body of Knowledge
Competency Framework
Qualifications
CPD
Code of Conduct
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The core componentsA framework or methodology which defines the processes and practices for the organisation
A competence framework to map levels of knowledge and experience at appropriate levels
Qualifications to provide developmental opportunities and recognition of competence at appropriate levels
A continuing professional development scheme that broadens horizons and builds understanding through sharing of good practice
Recognition that true professionals should be accountable for their actions and adhere to a code of ethics and professional conduct
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• Symbolise Board Support – Policy Statement – keep the
Board ..on board!
• Provide funding to make it happen….’not a huge amount
• Working Group of young PE/PM’s (vested interest to do a
great job) – they selected QA - Accredited Service Provider
• Set up the T& D Programme to ensure it meets the PM’s
needs, (E-learning, support and sustainability) a blend of
learning vehicles
• It’s not a ‘Quick fix’…..we keep in constant contact with
QA…..it’s anything but a ‘Sheep dip’ approach to training
• Adopt the principal of E as well as SQ in SQEP –
Implementation Plan – Key Learning points
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• Facilitated assessment – more objectivity
• Self Assessment – but ‘managed’ to eliminate bias!
• Management Assessment (180 degree) – introduce some
balance and start to engage the line management
• Create a competency baseline with Key Competency gaps
identified
• Training concentrating on the basics (scope, schedule, cost,
project execution plans, etc...)
• Training programme developed by the team and
implemented to target the gaps
• Alignment across all fronts, Procedures, Tools for Training
Simple Approach – Key Learning points
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Layers of Training & Development – What Our PM Community Wanted
Jan 12
Timescale (Years)
Jan 14
E-Learning (Own Time)
Case Studies Simulations Workshops
EV Planning Change Control Risk Budget & Cost
Mentoring (In House)
Module Based Learning (TMA/xLA with Provider)
Work Shops & Simulations (With Provider)
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NES/QA – Training and Development Programme
Key learning – over 7 months
Key learning depth, continuity, links to work
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So where did the Approach take us – Int.Corporate Accreditation was 9/25 moved to 23/25 Award
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NES Project Management Roadmap –APM Qualifications vs. Roles (SQ+E)
Graduate PE
Project Engineer
Senior Project Engineer
Project Manager
Senior Project Manager
Prog. Manager
APM Level D
APM Level C
APM Level B
Module Based Learning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Timescale (Years)
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Proj. Controls
Competence: Knowledge & Experience Scores
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• Ability to attract new talent (thru’ PR brochures, recruitment
specialists, etc – ‘getting really positive feedback)
• Retention of existing Talent (‘now really thriving! .. could
possibly move for higher wages...if that’s their main driver)
• Vibrant, enthusiastic, young PM’s…with a great team spirit
• Demonstrable improvement in core competency and
Governance
• Reliability, Predictability and demonstrably improved: --
Forecasting of revenue/ income, project performance,
resource demands, profitability and customer satisfaction
• Personal satisfaction and reward & ………Business Growth!
If this works – what does the Business get?
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Background – the Journey
• Over the last five years the turnover has increased from
£10m (1 Site) to £30m (3 Sites)
• Change in Business Strategy - Moving from Functional
to Project focused business (IPT)
• Significantly Increased PM Capability required (circa 20
new starters from a team of about half a dozen
• Status: APM Level D - 8/25
• Major challenges: Project Reporting, Forecasting & Risk
Management, Rigour and Processes/procedures
• Ad-hoc training approach to PM