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Oil, Gas & Petrochemical

The oil, gas and petrochemical industries face a multitude of challenges in the present and very near future. Increased consumer demand coupled with volatile world events have contributed, in part, to a flood of new capital and expanded infrastructure projects. Yet, the natural resources mined by all three industries are finite, and as a result, calls grow larger each day for alternative energy sources and new methods of refining raw products.

To remain profitable and manage the risk of this ever-changing landscape, companies based in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries must employ a disciplined project portfolio management (PPM) process. Because of the new set of challenges and the global reach of organizations involved in these industries, it is no longer sufficient to just manage projects individually. The entire portfolio of projects must be managed to ensure that each and every project contributes to the organization’s strategic goals and objectives.

A sound PPM process enables oil, gas and petrochemical enterprises to effectively manage their portfolio of projects across internal and external global teams, and it allows for standardization and rapid decision-making. PPM ultimately maximizes return on investment by ensuring projects and programs continuously support the corporate objectives and goals.

Dekker offers a wide range of education, consulting services and software products that enable companies in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries to implement and maintain a disciplined PPM process. Our PPM solutions will help expedite project management, idea management, risk management, resource allocation and collaboration, thereby increasing project performance.

Education

A variety of project management training courses are available through Dekker University online or at one of our two conveniently located campuses in Ontario, California, and Reston, Virginia.

For more information on Dekker University and the types of courses offered, please click here or call 1-800-4-DEKKER.

Products

The following Dekker products can help effectively prioritize, manage and analyze the multitude of small and large-scale programs and projects within your organization:

Dekker PMIS™ (Project Management Information System; i.e., Dekker’s entire suite of project management products, including TRAKKER, iPursuit, Traction and iPortfolio) delivers a full project portfolio management (PPM) tool, which allows users to track, control and analyze all projects and programs throughout the organization’s portfolio.
Dekker TRAKKER® is the core product of Dekker’s project management information system (PMIS). TRAKKER integrates cost, schedule, resources, and performance information into an enterprise project management (EPM) system, complete with EVM capabilities.
Dekker iPursuit® is a robust earned value analysis (EVA) and oversight tool that enables organizations to monitor performance on a single project or throughout the entire enterprise.
Dekker Traction™ provides a method of measuring operational performance metrics; enables organizations to align projects to strategic objectives and operational goals; and provides the ability to perform project risk assessment.
Dekker iPortfolio® allows project teams and management to share and access data remotely and securely via the Internet.

For more information on Dekker’s product solutions, please click here or call 1-800-4-DEKKER.

Integration

Every Dekker product seamlessly integrates with the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software your project team members currently use and that resides on your desktop or server, such as:

Microsoft® Office (including Excel and Word), Project, and Visio
Databases, including Oracle® Database and Microsoft® Access and SQL Server
Financial Packages, including Oracle® Financials, SAP®, Deltek®, JAMIS®, Microsoft® Dynamics, and Intuit® Quickbooks®
Dozens of other COTS software

To learn more about the integration and compatibility of the Dekker Project Management Information System (PMIS), please click here or call 1-800-4-DEKKER.