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CHAPTER EIGHT

Transitioning to Effective DOF

Enabled by Collaboration and

Management of Change

Contents
8.1 Transition to DOF 292
8.1.1 Planning a DOF Implementation 293
8.1.2 Key Performance Metrics for DOF Implementation 297
8.2 Collaborative Work Environment 297
8.2.1 Physical Space 297
8.2.2 Value of Collaborative Work Processes 300
8.2.3 Mobility 301
8.2.4 Examples: Collaboration and Mobility in Practice 303
8.3 Management of Change 306
8.3.1 Collaboration in Practice: “A Day in the Life” of a DOF Operation 306
8.3.2 Change Management: High-Performance Teams 308
8.4 Conclusion 318
References 318
Further Reading 319

The previous chapters have presented a suite of technologies related to the
digital oil field (DOF) and pointed to examples of industry investment in
sensor, communication, and automation technologies. However, technol-
ogy is only part of the requirements for effective DOF that is only a quarter
of the whole of DOF components (see lower left vertex in Fig. 8.1). Baken
(2016a,b) correctly points out that the rate of return on DOF investments in
technology is limited to less than 25%; 75% of expected value can only be
achieved through the implementation of DOF with respect to work pro-
cesses, competency, and role transition and how people work and collabo-
rate using technology that is the upper and right vertices in Fig. 8.1.
Ultimately, the three components defined by these triangles must be fully
integrated through collaborative work processes. Section 1.5 introduced
the collaboration and work processes as critical components of DOF. This
chapter presents details on challenges in delivering high value through

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