Thread regarding Chevron Corp. layoffs

6 months later, this D2D program is going to hit something like $100MM in the 2 year spend, and for what value? So the ex-CNAEP president got hoodwinked by McKinsey. He's gone. The new people need to do the right thing and k–l this program or pivot it and significantly change it. In an environment where we are stopping certain operational activities and laying down rigs, we CANNOT be spending this kind of money on things that nobody is using. Stop blaming the culture. Everybody who was working as part of the program loved the culture within. But once they move on to other roles, they are all glad that they did. The costs are not sustainable. It was fun while it lasted. Switching from McKinsey to Accenture is not any better. Ask the MCBU, GOM, and SJV Operations GMs about how they really feel about this program.

I think D&C is trying to hold the line on costs, which is good given where oil prices are.

do you think somebody (e.g. the supposed "end users") will actually speak up if I told you that the FLECs and the D&C Ops DSRs, and the SCM / Ops folks are not getting promotions this cycle while all the D2D project team members and product owners are?

“Somebody” needs to say something? Why wait? Why don’t you say or do something if it concerns you so much? Anything! Send the a-hole an anonymous letter and see if that changes anything.

somebody needs to say something about all the videos that mckinsey is making. people too scared to say much and just go with the flow because the consultants are everywhere doing these org studies

Don't you find it weird that the only people who are touting D2D as a success are the D2D team members? I find it much more convincing if they got the actual users to go on those marketing blitz videos. But the latest WorkPlace post is these guys showing the CAPEP president around. Another day, another s—er.

Have you seen the latest D2D marketing blitz? We are paying McKinsey for all those fancy videos of half truths instead of building actual use applications and getting the field users to really use them. It’s really unbelievable. And the actual stakeholders are too afraid to say anything on WorkPlace and call them out.

Still there, but not active for weeks @THK70gl

this whole thread will probably be deleted just like that super active UC D&C thread. can't believe the mods got rid of all that truth. 100+ comments of absolute truth.

The upper echelon at Chevron are hoodwinked left and right so easily by these consultants. I don’t blame McKinsey, BCG and others for doing this because that’s how they make money. I blame the fools at Chevron for falling into the notion that consultants know more than Chevron employees. Doesn’t our management know how to manage? First off, do they know how to think and solve a problem? Most things are much easier to solve if your first move is to solve things internally. I think any manager should be held accountable for any initiative they try to implement that costs the company serious money and resources. Failure should result in demotion or termination. Same thing goes for management who cannot perform or don’t solve problems.

All of these types of "studies" by McKinsey, Boston Consulting, etc are a joke because it is the experienced employees that add all of the key insights, but they still manage to screw up the consolidated message. Just how much insight can a bunch of "consultants" 3 years out of graduate school with no experience in the oil business provide?

1jsq, if they determine you are a troll or catch you violating one of their rules on purpose, they nuke everything you ever written, not just the post in violation.

I totally agree with the OP in that Chevron is 80% perception, 20% results. I also agree all those involved with the development and implementation of D2D should be stripped of their CSOC certifications.

No, you’re not the only one. Not sure why moderators deleted the previous messages... no names were named. There are plenty of people who know that it’s all smoke and mirror