PMCM

Coordination is the most critical aspect of a successful PMCM team. It is the ‘glue’ that pulls all elements of the project/program in the same direction—ultimately, to help you leave a legacy beyond the built infrastructure.

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Governance

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Governance creates a clear management and decision structure and sets the foundation for success Formalizing a project’s governance framework is the precursor to establishing sound decision-making within a prescribed framework that defines expectations, grants authority, and verifies performance.

Project Experience Supporting the multi-billion-dollar Pure Water Program with programmatic governance Stantec’s services for the Pure Water Program include collaboratively creating a governance structure with procedures (e.g., risk management), processes, and tools to help oversee the program.

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Elevating staff knowledge and capabilities through training and mentorship Training and skills transfer is focused on augmenting your staff’s skill set so that they are able to take ownership of roles/responsibilities, from project management to technical oversight of advanced engineering concepts.

Project Experience San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility Capital Improvement As part of the co-located program management team, we’re engaged in ongoing knowledge transfer activities and have completed more than 50 project management training sessions with City staff.

Training and Skills Transfer

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A creative, comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan is a key ingredient of project success Key to keeping internal and external stakeholders well-informed is a robust communications plan that helps achieve collaboration and mitigate unidentified concerns.

Project Experience MOVEBR, a local transportation infrastructure program Keeping stakeholders informed is a key aspect of this sales tax-funded program, with regular progress report, neighborhood town hall meetings, and engagement with the local business community.

Stakeholder Engagement

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Creating a resilient world starts with creating resilient communities Many utilities leverage their large, complex projects/ programs to reshape their infrastructure, develop resilient assets, and create smart and sustainable solutions for the future.

Project Experience Keeping the Hackensack University Medical Center at the forefront of patient care The new Hackensack central utility plant was built to withstand unexpected conditions, covering 93% of the expected power load during an extended utility outage, while reducing operating costs and optimizing efficiencies.

Infrastructure of the Future

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Large, complex projects are a launching pad for local, disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) engagement We are better together. We support local and DBE businesses at every turn—from engagement on our contract to working with our clients to create opportunities across the project or other strategies to grow the network across businesses.

Project Experience Promoting a vibrant economy and strong small businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish The Small Business Outreach (SBO) Initiative has been established as a critical component of MOVEBR. It seeks to empower small, minority, women, and veteran owned companies and ensure meaningful small business participation in MOVEBR.

Local Small and Disadvantaged Business Development

PMCM services often require technical expertise to help oversee and deliver components of the project/program, such as planning, technical studies, preliminary design and/or detailed design, and quality management of design deliverables or RFI responses during construction.

Project controls are all about the data management and analytical processes used to plan, monitor, and predict project scope, schedule, and cost. We use these processes to better understand and positively influence the time and cost outcomes of your project.

Delivery is all about meeting commitments and promises that have been made. This is how we build trust and demonstrate that we are a steward of public money and assets.

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Your ability to operate a new facility on day one is key Our team helps you proactively plan for operation, from registered nurses that advise hospitals to planning for a new treatment plant, we take the steps needed to make sure your team hits the ground running.

Project Experience Halton Healthcare Services – New Oakville Hospital Operational Readiness Partnering with client personnel, we’re facilitating, developing, and monitoring an integrated operational readiness plan, including resource, sequencing, process change, and furniture and equipment components

Operational Readiness

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Because we understand the technical nature of your projects, we are uniquely qualified to provide PMCM services With 200+ staff in North America, spanning water, transportation, buildings, energy, and environmental services, we are able to offer the technical insight needed to help move your project from planning into construction.

Planning, Design, and Construction

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Permitting and compliance management are essential for enabling program implementation Effective permitting management helps ensure that the regulatory/ policy requirements are met, while also enabling timely and cost-effective delivery. This is achieved through managing a master permit and conditions list, and proactive coordination with permitting agencies.

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Climate solution services help you proactively plan for the future, today Climate solutions are consistently embedded in large projects/programs from coastal resiliency to potable reuse to disaster preparedness, we offer a variety of services to help you plan for future challenges, today.

Project Experience Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWWTP) The IWWTP program will improve water quality and seismic resilience, while combatting sea level rise and other climate change impacts. We planned a flood construction level and sea level adaptation measures to account for 1 meter of sea level rise, flooding, and high tides.

Climate Solutions

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Meeting quality goals is not an act; it is a habit Quality cannot be added in after the fact. Quality assurance and quality control steps must be taken from project initiation through construction to meet quality standards and promote continuous improvement.

Project Experience Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation - East Section CE&I/CM Services On behalf of the owner, we worked closely with the contractor to verify the quality in the construction of a 5.2-mile-long elevated segmental guideway.

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At Stantec, we believe in doing what is right. Given the scale of program engagements, our approach is to partner with our clients to help ensure that we protect people, property, and the environment in everything we do.

Health and Safety

Our Project Delivery Model moves projects from initiation through onboarding The Project Delivery Model is a ‘how to’ guide that moves projects through delivery efficiently and effectively. It includes Stage Gates (checkpoints) to obtain leadership approval and guidance, while promoting transparency and accountability.

Project Delivery Model

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Delivery method selection is not one size fits all Our alternative/collaborative delivery approach is based on your needs, available procurement options (e.g., DBB, DB), and importance of non-cost aspects. The key is to evaluate delivery methods against these criteria while balancing your risk profile.

Alternative Delivery

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Risk represents uncertainty about future occurrences Managing risk uniformly to support sound decision-making yields multiple benefits for your projects, including maintaining stakeholder confidence, avoiding surprises, and reducing the likelihood of future claims.

Risk Management

Well begun is half done Program mobilization is a fundamental step in ensuring successful program delivery. During this phase, we focus on key strategy aspects that will provide the greatest return on your investment.

Project Experience Planning the Plan During mobilization, we ‘plan the plan’ by setting up the Program Management Office (PMO)/establishing governance processes and procedures, validating the project and establishing the baseline, and initiating work on high-priority projects to keep momentum moving forward.

Mobilization

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Cost and schedule control are the cornerstones of good project management We offer scheduling, cost control, and estimating procedures developed by our quality and project controls departments. These procedures are in line PMI and AACE guidelines, to confirm best practices are followed.

Project Experience MUSC Health Jean and Hugh K. Leatherman Behavioral Care Pavilion This project’s cost and schedule are controlled through Integrated Project Delivery (Light), the project delivery methodology. Within IPD (Light), hyper-coordination is the rule. The result fast tracks programming, design, approvals, contracts, demolition, and early release packages.

Cost & Schedule Controls

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PMIS benefits your projects through enhanced collaboration and operationalized processes PMIS enables efficient implementation of your projects, processes, and procedures. Our goal is to work with you to find the best PMIS solution based on your existing tools and needs.

Program Management Information System (PMIS)

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Effective KPIs track your projects’ success and identify challenges before they arise Having a clear and easy-to-understand set of KPIs that contain both leading and lagging indicators is essential to creating team alignment, identifying challenges, and tracking success.

Project Experience KPI concepts for consideration There are three Performance Management concepts that are worth considering for effective KPI development, given your goals and duration of your program/project.

Key Performance Indicators

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Reporting sets the foundation for accountability and transparency It is important to have reporting at all levels to support internal decision-making at the project level and help to sustain stakeholder endorsement through management-level reporting.

Project Experience Toronto-York Spadina Subways Extension (TYSSE) The $3.2B TYSSE is an 8.6-km long project that includes six stations. As part of program reporting, monthly reports are published on the program’s website to inform the community and stakeholders about progress.

Program Reporting

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Successful fund management obtains, forecasts, and manages funds, now and in the future It’s important to manage a cash flow that is linked to your funding model. Knowing your funding commitments helps you understand the real-time status and forecast of fund availability.

Fund Management

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Program/Project Controls

Delivery

Coordination

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Aerial view of a water treatment plant near a river, with surrounding infrastructure and varied landscape.

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Every complex project or capital program has four critical areas that need to be managed. Explore how each is unique, and how our PMCM team can help you navigate them.

What makes for a successful program?

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