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An inspection company working with a major upstream oil and gas client faced a significant challenge. The goal was to digitize the manual report process, transitioning from Word documents to PDF forms for standardized data collection. Despite the project managers’ experience and longstanding relationship with the client, the project stalled after 18 months. The client, not covering any costs, left the service company bearing the brunt of the expenses, having already invested hundreds of hours and resources.
I conducted an initial assessment to address the stalled project and made key recommendations before delivering the final product. During the discovery phase, we held separate meetings with each team involved: Operations, application developers, the COO, and sales. This comprehensive understanding helped us prepare for our first client meeting, where we uncovered critical insights.
The client’s needs and wants were misaligned, which was the primary reason for the project’s stagnation. Despite their efforts, the project managers were unable to meet client expectations due to changing scopes and misunderstood requirements. The pivotal second meeting involved a bold approach where I confidently told the client “no” to their current direction and asked them to trust me with a new solution.
Recognizing that true simplicity in data-driven projects requires understanding and managing complexity, we scrapped the original design and started anew. Within a 60-day turnaround, I delivered three key solutions:
The project outcomes were transformative:
The Client Reporting Application project illustrates our ability to take stalled projects, reassess client needs, and deliver effective, scalable solutions. By leveraging existing resources and focusing on both backend complexity and frontend simplicity, we provided a solution that not only met but exceeded the client’s expectations.
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