‘Our industry is terrible at managing projects. 95% are late or over budget. We need a combination of project management, IT and people to squeeze more performance from existing technologies, and to rationalize investments made during the boom.’ Pradeep Anand, President, Silicus Technologies.
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‘Only the IT industry uses more computing power than we do. We may have a ‘good ole boy’ reputation, but we are highly innovative.’ Tim Tipton, VP Technology Services, Marathon Oil.
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‘Anarchy struck with the introduction of e-mail.’ Con Goedman, Head E&P Business Information, Shell International E&P.
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‘Change is a painful process we have to go through. You can’t wave a wand and say, ‘Thou shalt collaborate’.’ Linda Brisbay, Senior IT Specialist, Marathon Oil.
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‘A core team keeps the momentum going. They’ve got to be passionate and know how to compromise. If management’s key performance indicators include knowledge sharing, you get much better support. The time spent on business unit work and communities of practice needs to be balanced, and that’s hard to do. Our own experience with communities of practice has been a very positive one, but it takes a lot of care and feeding.’ George Laguros, Core Team Leader, Marathon Oil.
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‘You can buy technology all day long, but the art is in making the tool invisible.’ Tiffany Tyler, Senior Technology Strategist, Anadarko Petroleum..
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