Top 10 Enhanced Production Audit Program (EPAP) Bloopers Yogi Schulz Biography Partner in Corvelle Consulting Information technology related management consulting Microsoft Canada columnist & CBC Radio host PPDM Association board member Industry presenter: Project World - 4 years CIPS Informatics - 7 years PMI - Information Systems SIG - 2 years Convergence - 4 years PPDM Association - several years 1 2 Presentation objectives What is EPAP 10 EPAP Bloopers Conclusions Recommendations Questions & Answers Presentation Outline Enhance understanding of EPAP Presentation Objectives Recognize EPAP implementation bloopers Understand EPAP best practices 3 4 Avoiding Bloopers ERCB EPAP Goals Raise level of assurance over compliance with ERCB measurement and reporting requirements Raise level of compliance with ERCB measurement and reporting requirements 5 6 (EPAP) Bloopers 1
10 EPAP Bloopers 1. Overdoing the evaluations 2. Remediating the whole world 3. Scaring your management 4. Ignoring the Compliance Assessment Report 5. Antagonizing your staff 6. Annoying the ERCB 7. Blowing the schedule 8. Assigning blame 9. Focusing on nits 10. Evaluating business processes Overdoing the Evaluations Evaluating too many facilities Evaluating only selected controls Evaluating excruciating amounts of detail 7 8 Edwards Deming Scoping the Evaluations Evaluating controls for a modest sample Evaluating all controls at sample facilities Remediating the Whole World Remediating every deficient control Spending a fortune without a return Remediating a large wall with a small toothbrush 9 10 Prioritizing the Remediation Remediating only on noncompliance Remediating only where value exists Scaring your Management Asking for lots of money Claiming that the roof is caving in Remediate this year Defer 11 12 (EPAP) Bloopers 2
Educating your Management Orienting management about EPAP Differentiating EPAP from CSOX Linking EPAP to realistic benefits Not downloading the CAR Ignoring the CAR Claiming false positives make the CAR useless EPAP benefits Business benefits 13 14 Investigating the CAR Prioritize your CAR investigation work Set modest monthly resolution goals Priority Resolution effort Volume impact 1 CAR Low High 2 score Low Low 3 High High 4 High Low Antagonizing your Staff Droning on during the evaluation Using foreign terminology Telling the staff how to run their business Time 15 16 Developing your Staff Conducting the evaluation quickly Providing value to the interviewees Production Accounting Engineering Field Operations Annoying the ERCB Not selecting a declaration month Not entering a primary contact Not submitting a declaration Ignoring ERCB direction IT 17 18 (EPAP) Bloopers 3
Collaborating with the ERCB Implementing EPAP Responding to ERCB direction Not watching the calendar Blowing the Schedule Elbowing your way onto the senior executive calendar 19 20 Developing a project plan Submitting the declaration on time Highlighting the Schedule Pinning blame on control performers Making disparaging remarks Assigning Blame 21 22 Focusing on remediation Improving controls Improving business efficiencies Avoiding Blame Focusing on Nits Highlighting minor lapses in the paper trail Investigating small variances on the CAR Evaluating too many single-well batteries 23 24 (EPAP) Bloopers 4
Ignoring Nits Focusing on risks of noncompliance Emphasizing work on larger facilities Evaluating Business Processes 1 Please tell me about how you conduct well tests 2 Please tell me about how you ensure that all the required well tests are conducted 25 26 Evaluating Controls Recommendations Avoid EPAP bloopers Incorporate best practices into your EPAP implementation project Approach the EPAP implementation seriously View EPAP as a trigger for business process improvement Transporting natural gas 27 28 Please fill out evaluation form Can you help us implement EPAP? Questions & Discussion Top 10 Enhanced Production Audit Program (EPAP) Bloopers Yogi Schulz Partner of Corvelle Consulting Information technology related management consulting Microsoft Canada columnist & CBC Radio host Industry presenter PPDM Association board member Corvelle Consulting 300, 400-5 Ave. S. W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 0L6 Phone: (403) 249-5255 E-mail: YogiSchulz@corvelle.com Web: www.corvelle.com 29 30 (EPAP) Bloopers 5