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Academy & Qualification Centres Portfolio is behind on its value
Only 34% of the value planned to date has been realised in this portfolio, and 9 benefits across the register need a decision now.
Confidence81%
Benefits
Expected against realised benefits at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months.
Working on:Saudi Contractors Authority
- Benefits tracked
- 32
- On or above plan
- 9 of 17
- Need a decision
- 91 overdue
- Measurements due
- 2
- Value realised to date
- SAR 471.5M
Across 27 projects · 16 owners
Of the benefits measured
Off track, at risk or measurement overdue
By the end of November
71% of what was planned by now
Is the spending achieving its goals?
What we invested and spent, against the value that should have been realised by today and what actually was — by portfolio.
Value realised vs planned to date
71%
SAR 471.5M realised of SAR 661M planned by today.
Spent of the approved budget47%
SAR 2.4B spent of SAR 5.2B
Realised of the value planned to date71%
SAR 471.5M realised of SAR 661M
Expected lifetime value
SAR 8.4B
Value-to-investment multiple
1.64×
Value by portfolio
Planned by today (dashed frame) and actually realised
Planned to dateRealisedClick a portfolio to see its benefits in the register
Spend against impact
Projects whose benefits are being measured: how much of the budget is spent, and how their benefits are doing against plan.
Spend and impact map
Bubble size = project budget, colour = health. Click a project to see its benefits.
- On track
- At risk
| Category | Budget spent | Benefit realisation vs plan | Budget | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail Vocational Qualification Centre | 53% | 100% | SAR 158M | At risk |
| Secure Enterprise Network | 57% | 74% | SAR 132M | At risk |
| Solar Power for SCA Buildings & Centres | 57% | 106% | SAR 96M | On track |
| Smart Test-hall Proctoring & Access Control | 84% | 78% | SAR 74M | At risk |
| SCA Systems Migration to the Cloud | 48% | 81% | SAR 52M | At risk |
| Al-Jouf Training Centre Rehabilitation | 35% | 105% | SAR 42M | On track |
| SCA Cybersecurity Programme | 85% | 98% | SAR 38.6M | On track |
| Correspondence & Document Management System (DMS) | 95% | 93% | SAR 14.2M | At risk |
| Muqawil Mobile App — Release 3 | 62% | 121% | SAR 12.6M | On track |
| HR Self-Service | 94% | 112% | SAR 11.4M | On track |
| Institutional Performance Measurement & KPI Dashboard | 76% | 90% | SAR 9.8M | On track |
| Electronic Model Contracts | 97% | 87% | SAR 8.2M | On track |
| Irtiqaa Portal — Release 2 | 64% | 85% | SAR 6.4M | At risk |
| Enterprise Risk & Business Continuity Framework | 96% | 140% | SAR 3.6M | On track |
Benefits needing a decision
9 benefits: measurement overdue or below plan
- Measurement overdueSector reporting hours saved by unified master data
Contracting Sector Information Centre & Data Governance · Rahaf I. Al-Nefaie
The month-3 reading has not been recorded yet.
- Off trackto plan 74%Remote training & test sessions held over the secure enterprise network
Secure Enterprise Network · Eng. Nayef H. Al-Buqami
Trenching permits in Al-Rawdah, Madinah, are late, so three centres are still on the old links.
- Off trackto plan 78%Guarding-contract savings after moving to central monitoring
Smart Test-hall Proctoring & Access Control · Eng. Waleed O. Al-Juhani
A third of the installed cameras and gates are not yet on the central monitoring room.
- At riskto plan 89%Shorter time to sign and register a contract
Electronic Model Contracts · Eng. Reem K. Al-Dosari
The Al-Khobar and Jeddah branches still check contracts by hand before registration at peak times.
- At riskto plan 86%Higher contractor satisfaction with signing and registering contracts
Electronic Model Contracts · Eng. Reem K. Al-Dosari
Complaints about the same documents being asked for twice when registering a contract.
- At riskto plan 93%Faster routing of correspondence
Correspondence & Document Management System (DMS) · Munirah A. Al-Khalidi
Two departments still route paper files by hand.
- At riskto plan 81%Hosting and run savings after moving the Authority’s systems to the cloud
SCA Systems Migration to the Cloud · Eng. Nayef H. Al-Buqami
Wave two slipped two months, so the old servers kept running.
- At riskto plan 90%Hours saved preparing institutional performance reports
Institutional Performance Measurement & KPI Dashboard · Dr. Amal F. Al-Sudairi
- At riskto plan 85%Satisfaction of contractors on Irtiqaa capability plans
Irtiqaa Portal — Release 2 · Abdulmajeed R. Al-Dosari
Lower participation among small firms.
Benefits register
Every benefit with its baseline, target and readings 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after go-live, and its ratio to plan at each point.
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| Baseline → target | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Remote training & test sessions held over the secure enterprise network BEN-018·Secure Enterprise Network | Eng. Nayef H. Al-BuqamiEng. Nayef H. Al-BuqamiDirector General, Information TechnologyP-017n.albuqami@sca.sa | 048,000 sessions | 76%9,100 | 74%17,800 | 2027-04 | 2028-04 | Off track | In 155 days2027-04-0124 Shawwal 1448 AH | |
Guarding-contract savings after moving to central monitoring BEN-019·Smart Test-hall Proctoring & Access Control | Eng. Waleed O. Al-JuhaniEng. Waleed O. Al-JuhaniDirector, Facilities Operations & MaintenanceP-021w.aljuhani@sca.sa | 07.20 SAR M | 78%0.70 | 2026-11 | 2027-05 | 2028-05 | Off track | In 4 days2026-11-0121 Jumada I 1448 AH | |
Less staff travel between the Authority’s scattered Riyadh offices BEN-016·SCA Headquarters, Riyadh | Eng. Bandar M. Al-ShammariEng. Bandar M. Al-ShammariDirector General, Facilities & PremisesP-013b.alshammari@sca.sa | 5532 minutes | 2027-12 | 2028-03 | 2028-09 | 2029-09 | Before go-live | In 428 days2027-12-302 Shaʻban 1449 AH | |
Shorter waits before tests start at the Qassim centre BEN-017·Qassim Vocational Qualification Centre | Eng. Ahmed Y. AsiriEng. Ahmed Y. AsiriDirector, Construction ProjectsP-020a.asiri@sca.sa | 256 minutes | 2028-03 | 2028-06 | 2028-12 | 2029-12 | Before go-live | In 520 days2028-03-315 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1449 AH | |
Trainee travel hours saved by qualifying in Arar BEN-020·Arar Vocational Qualification Centre | Yousef A. Al-OmariYousef A. Al-OmariDirector General, Partnerships & EventsP-016y.alomari@sca.sa | 0140 thousand hours | 2028-06 | 2028-09 | 2029-03 | 2030-03 | Before go-live | In 611 days2028-06-307 Safar 1450 AH | |
Shorter wait to join qualification programmes for contractors in Asir, Jazan, Najran and Al-Baha BEN-021·Asir Vocational Qualification Centre | Eng. Bandar M. Al-ShammariEng. Bandar M. Al-ShammariDirector General, Facilities & PremisesP-013b.alshammari@sca.sa | 210120 days | 2028-09 | 2028-12 | 2029-06 | 2030-06 | Before go-live | In 703 days2028-09-3011 Jumada I 1450 AH |
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Post-implementation reviews
After closure: did the project reach its goal, keep its budget, realise its benefits? What did it learn, what should improve?
PRJ-2026-031
Electronic Model Contracts
Closed on 2025-09-286 Rabiʻ II 1447 AH
84%
Review score
84
of 100
Did it reach its goal?Yes · 9/9
Yes. Electronic model contracts went live with nine models; over 41K contracting agreements registered on them in year one.
Did it keep its budget?Yes · −2.9%
Delivered for SAR 7.96M against 8.2M, 20 days after baseline.
Were the benefits realised?Partly · 82%
82% realised: satisfaction 82% vs 85% target, 18 minutes to sign a contract vs 15.
What did we learn?Yes · 3
Three lessons: Nafath environments, payments tied to acceptance, the vendor team.
What should improve?Partly · 2
An SMS alert before contractual due dates, and linking each contract to the company file in Muqawil.
PRJ-2026-032
HR Self-Service
Closed on 2025-09-308 Rabiʻ II 1447 AH
91%
Review score
91
of 100
Did it reach its goal?Yes · 14/14
Yes. 14 employee self-services automated; paper forms retired.
Did it keep its budget?Yes · −4.4%
Delivered for SAR 10.9M against 11.4M, on time.
Were the benefits realised?Yes · 108%
Hours saved beat the target by 8%; paper savings by 17%.
What did we learn?Yes · 2
Two lessons: department champions in design, and migrating historic data.
What should improve?Partly · 3
Link leave to the corporate calendar, a mobile app and manager reports; two in progress.
PRJ-2026-030
Enterprise Risk & Business Continuity Framework
Closing
Did it reach its goal?Yes · 100%
Every deliverable done; the board approved the risk appetite.
Did it keep its budget?Yes · −3.9%
SAR 3.46M against 3.6M, on time.
Were the benefits realised?Partly · 78%
78% of risks have a response plan vs 90% targeted at 12 months.
What did we learn?Yes · 1
One lesson published; a second proposed on linking the register to Munjaz.
What should improve?Partly · —
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