Global Downstream IT Benchmark

Global Downstream IT Benchmark is an IT management tool which provides important economic performance indicators (or key performance indicators - KPIs) on the IT services of a downstream oil company.

It benefits clients by providing indicators of how efficient or effective their IT organisation is in areas such as applications software, applications hosting, desktop computing & networks and communications services. This is achieved through accurate comparisons with other similar types of downstream oil companies, typically for a large area such as Europe or USA or even globally. The measurements are specific to downstream companies - for example, IT Spend per Sales Volume (barrels of oil products). Clients receive reports that provide recommendations on how they can further improve economic performance, which in turn provide opportunities to improve productivity or reduce costs.

Aupec's benchmarking reports provide clients with reliable and robust metrics based on high quality, up-to-date data collected from unique industry peer groups. Reports are customised to the client's requirements.

Measure the efficiency of your IT applications and infrastructure support

• Aupec has worked with many major and independent oil companies over the past 15 years and designed key performance indicators that work
• Executive reporting systems have been developed to provide senior management with the key messages in terms that they understand
• Rigorous gap and root-cause analysis pinpoints where action should be taken

Benefits of participation

• Health check your IT expenditure in a competitive context
• Relate IT expenditure to business performance
• Focus on areas for improvement
• Feed action and strategy plans / support fact-based improvement programs/ set meaningful targets
• Promote understanding of IT performance throughout your business

Measuring IT Performance

• Measurement effects change. Our clients increase their knowledge and understanding of their IT expenditure. This has supported initiatives to modify habits and achieve better utilisation of available IT resources.
• Aupec's Global Downstream IT Benchmark provides an overall economic assessment at a high level with the detail to input usefully to the formulation of plans to support your business.

Aupec partnering for performance improvement

• We actively encourage client collaboration, which supports the ongoing development and refinement of Aupec benchmarks and definitions.
• Peer networking opportunities are standard to the delivery, with client companies sharing knowledge and experience of participation benefits, in addition to current challenges and achievements.