Close Knit Team Fosters Cooperation and Project Success
The success of industrial construction projects depends on both the technical acumen and execution of each discipline as well as effective project management. Multiple contractors tackle work, sometimes concurrently with each other and many times strongly dependent upon the accuracy and timing of all collaborating parties. Success is achieved when each party delivers as required without negatively affecting the efforts of others or the overall project budget.
Nowhere is this more evident than in projects that include a primary or significant element of industrial control systems integration. Control systems integration firms are tasked with commissioning the most complex equipment and processes, often with less than perfect specifications and challenging timelines. In many cases, the physical startup of projects occurs after all the related trade workers on a project have finished their efforts. This frequently leaves integrators with less-than-ideal timeframes in which to complete the most critical aspects of the overall work.
The importance of effective project management is well known to control systems integrators and Imperium Technology Solutions, LLC (Imperium) is no exception. Imperium works effectively with a wide range of partners and contractual situations. They are most effective when they work in concert with the mechanical and electrical installation teams from their sister company ASBECO from Alpharetta, GA. Together, this combined entity delivers Imperium’s leading edge technical solutions with a strong level of coordination with tremendous benefits to them and their clients.
The combined Imperium and ASBECO team bring many advantages for their clients. The first benefit to clients who engage this team is that of efficiency of communications and responsibility. The client enjoys a single point of contact with the entire construction team. Their vendor-side project leader, from ASBECO, has experience with all the disciplines and retains responsibility for communication amongst the individual groups. This combined team works effectively together, enjoying deep familiarity with the others’ personnel, standards, safety requirements, technical methods, and more. From the perspective of the client, communication is greatly simplified including all critical aspects of the work such as scheduling coordination and change management. Frequently, this familiarity is leveraged by clients whose projects require a rapid spin up and/or an aggressive overall timeline.
The single point of contact offers pricing advantages to their clients as well. Because of the efficiency bred by the extended working relationship between the team’s elements, there is little to no overlap in project management efforts and related costs. Further, the familiarity breeds comfort and the result to the client is negligible contingency dollars built into in each discipline’s contribution to the overall project price.
From an administrative perspective, the initial project pricing and related documentation is only part of the equation. From there, setup and management of the relationship is streamlined inside of supplier information management and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) systems. The hands-on team with ASBECO is positively established within ISNetworld, Avetta, and other similar systems. Their administrative teams are well versed in the set-up and maintenance of client relationships, which reduces overhead across the purchaser’s backend staff and systems. Frequently, the admin team with ASBECO creates client-specific training and management methodologies then maintains those relationships proactively in a manner far beyond what is required. Examples include site or area specific SOPs development and adherence, access management, safety requirements, and reporting. All these elements reduce the burden on the clients and allow them to focus elsewhere to make the project successful.
When all elements of the project team work effectively together, the likelihood of a successful execution, in terms of technical output, schedule, and budget, increases. High quality contractors can succeed in just about any working environment, but it would be impossible to ignore the value of regular partners. Imperium will continue in their mission to design, program, and implement the latest technologies across many types of equipment and systems. The powerful team created by their partnership with ASBECO ensures the highest probability of overall project success for their clients.