2134/21333 Edward G. Ochieng Edward G. Ochieng Andrew Price Andrew Price Tarila Zuofa Tarila Zuofa Charles O. Egbu Charles O. Egbu Ximing Ruan Ximing Ruan Revitalising energy capital project development and execution strategies: Lessons from the energy sector Loughborough University 2016 Process modelling Energy project delivery Capacity planning Predictive project analytics System dynamics Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified 2016-05-24 10:18:21 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Revitalising_energy_capital_project_development_and_execution_strategies_Lessons_from_the_energy_sector/9451346 © 2015 Taylor & Francis. This study sought to examine project delivery challenges currently being faced by energy clients and to determine how they could achieve value creation through better alignment of project delivery processes. There are important lessons to be learned from the energy sector on how to deal with the unique operational and project challenges. Four exploratory focus groups were held with twenty senior project management practitioners, to better understand the greatest needs and project management processes in the energy sector. A formal deductive approach was used to examine and evaluate existing and future energy project delivery processes. From the qualitative data, participants recognised the need to introduce science-based project techniques such as system dynamics and project predictive analytics in project management processes. Participants further noted that comprehensive innovative project delivery processes and analytical approaches are required to cope with the increasing scale and complexity of energy capital projects.