Gabriel Procaccini Discusses Capital Projects with FierceEnergy

Mar 5, 2014

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The article notes a report from Accenture that ranks insufficient detail during planning on a par with new regulatory requirements among the reasons project schedules change, something that Procaccini said is to be expected: “The parties can't anticipate all the hurdles from day one. As everyone starts to focus on the project, new issues will arise that no one anticipated.”

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