Citiri Partners with New Industry Association to Present Groundbreaking Opconic Awards to Aviation’s Best in the World of ORAT and Operational Readiness
First of Its Kind Industry Award Celebrates Achievements of Professions in the Operational Readiness World
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2023 – Citiri, the leader in owner scope management software for operational readiness professionals, and Academy of Operations Enablement Professionals (AOEP), the industry association dedicated to advocating, celebrating, and educating the operational readiness community, presented the 2023 inaugural Opconic Award recipients at the Airport Construction Strategy Summit. The awards acknowledge industry trailblazers who push boundaries, drive change, maximize value, and create optimal outcomes for critical infrastructure projects.
According to industry research from both Deloitte and McKinsey & Company, nearly 85% of all critical infrastructure projects fail to achieve their owners’ expectations. To combat this problem, more owners are starting to follow the lead of top performing project owners by making formal investments to build operational readiness capabilities. Historically, industry awards focus on the physical, build-side of projects. There has never been an award to recognize achievements on the operations side of projects and that’s the side that matters most to owners and their stakeholders. The Opconic Awards change that narrative.
Citiri CEO, Ortez Gude, says owners whose projects are consistently among the 15% that succeed, are the owners already successfully integrating strong operational readiness practices into their capital programs and that others will benefit from following those owners’ lead.
“We all benefit from the work Operational Readiness teams do. They’re the unsung heroes that are tackling hard problems, most times, the world never even knows exist,” said Gude. “To have any chance of materially reducing the project failure rate, project owners realize they must approach their infrastructure projects differently and they must integrate strong operational readiness capabilities. That’s why we’re proud to be a founding supporter and corporate sponsor of AOEP and the Opconic Awards to celebrate the organizations leading the industry and doing it best.”
The 2023 Opconic Award Recipients:
Port of Seattle / Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Best Team Performance Award)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Industry Beacon Award)
Munich Airport International (Industry Vanguard Award)
San Francisco International Airport (Execution Maestro Award)
Los Angeles World Airports (Stakeholder Virtuoso Award)
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (Breakthrough Rising Star Award)
Mr. Mohamed Ashmawy (Industry Luminary Award)
Recipients receive a platinum record to commemorate their recognition along with a $500 donation, made in each of their names, to a charity of their choice.
The work operational readiness teams perform often goes unnoticed because so much of it is behind the scenes,” said Melvin Price, Global ORAT Specialist for Jacobs, AOEP founding member, and 2023 Opconic Award recipient. “There are great practitioners all around the world, that are creating better outcomes for critical infrastructure projects that impact millions of people’s quality of life. It’s awesome that now their accomplishments will be acknowledged and celebrated.”
Learn more about the Opconic Awards and join or support Academy of Operations Enablement Professionals by visiting the Academy’s website at www.oep.academy. Learn more about Owner Scope Management and operational readiness by visiting www.citiri.com/owner-scope.
About Citiri, Inc.
Citiri was founded on the principle that critical infrastructure’s purpose is to support the importance of life and all that comes with it. For that reason, Citiri developed the CitiriOS Owner Scope Management software platform to help project owners and operational readiness teams optimize and accelerate infrastructure project delivery. CitiriOS is the leading software, for project owners and operators, that digitalizes and improves owner scope execution and operational readiness management using guided workflows, AI-powered insights, and stakeholder engagement portals. Top performing project owners around the world trust the CitiriOS platform to minimize operational disruptions, and reduce project time, complexity, and cost, while maximizing operability, performance, and service quality.
About Academy of Operations Enablement Professionals
Founded by industry advocates and thought leaders, AOEP’s mission is to recognize excellence in owner scope management, cultivate the well-being of professionals in the owner scope management and operational readiness community, and evangelize the use of operational outcomes as the primary measure of successful infrastructure projects. The Academy accomplishes this by advocating for practitioners, celebrating their accomplishments, and further educating them to foster professional growth and inspire future practitioners.
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