Case Study
CH2M Hill
Driving Efficiency and Quality with Wrench SmartProject
CH2M Hill (now part of Jacobs) delivered consulting and program management along with integrated engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services. The company also provided operations and maintenance expertise across sectors including oil and gas drilling, field services, highway and street construction, water and utility infrastructure, heavy construction, and engineering services.
Global engineering leader CH2M Hill (now part of Jacobs) was managing large, complex projects across multiple locations. The challenge? Unifying teams, data, and systems into a single digital infrastructure that could deliver efficiency, transparency, and quality—at scale.
The Challenge
- No integrated platform to connect all project teams and technologies.
- Managers lacked a structured way to define deliverables, monitor progress, and route design data securely across teams.
- The need for real-time, online collaboration across geographies while ensuring compliance with international quality standards.
The Turning Point
CH2M Hill adopted Wrench SmartProject to digitize its project delivery. The goal was simple yet ambitious: streamline planning, execution, and monitoring while maximizing the value of existing tools like Primavera, MS Outlook, and Excel.
The Results with SmartProject
- Faster Delivery: Multiple projects executed at a fraction of earlier cost and time.
- Seamless Collaboration: Teams across the globe shared data and communicated online in real time.
- Smarter Integration: Existing technologies were enhanced, not replaced.
- Quality & Compliance: Real-time monitoring enforced quality standards and assured ISO compliance.
“We have found WRENCH-Enterprise to be an excellent tool to maintain project documentation integrity, monitor workflows, and provide project status in real-time. Furthermore, its web base and capability to integrate with Primavera, Oracle, SP Materials and other databases is of great value for complex projects. Its use has made work sharing with our India office as easy as if India was simply in another room.”
The Impact
- 40% reduction in engineering cycle time thanks to online access and data reuse.
- 25% boost in team efficiency, with stakeholders collaborating cost-effectively across locations.
- Clients gained confidence through stronger compliance and reliable project transparency.
