AI insight
63% chance of a further slip within 45 days
From the SPI trend (0.90), the task closure rate and the open risks, the early-warning engine expects another slip unless the resource gap is closed.
Confidence82%
PRJ-2026-003At risk4ExecutionWaterfall
SCA Backup Data Centre
Add to watchlistA Tier III backup data centre in Dammam that keeps Muqawil and the Authority’s systems running and recovers them after a disaster.
Project managerEng. Omar H. BawazirProject sponsorEng. Majed S. Al-RasheedProgrammeDigital Infrastructure & Security Programme
Early warning: 63% chance of slipping within 45 days
Budget (BAC)
SAR 148M
Actual cost
SAR 117.1M
79% of budget
Progress
72%Awaiting acceptance 8%
Estimate at completion
SAR 162.6M
SAR +14.6M
SPI · CPI
0.90Schedule performance index · 0.900.91Cost performance index · 0.91
Forecast finish
2027-01-07
38 days behind baseline
ExecutionStage 4 of 5
Next gate:Closure13 October 2026
- Pre-start · CompletePre-start · Complete
- Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate5 February 2025Initiation · CompleteInitiation · Complete
- Gate into «Planning»DecisionConditional goDate6 April 2025Planning · CompletePlanning · Complete
- Gate into «Execution»DecisionConditional goDate11 July 2025Execution · Current stageExecution · Current stage
- Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate13 October 2026Closure · Not startedClosure · Not started
Project health across eight dimensions
A weighted index, not just percent complete; each dimension leads to the tab that explains it.
Health index
78
Needs watching
At risk
- Schedule72A schedule variance needing a catch-up plan.At risk
- Cost71CPI below 0.95 — watch it.At risk
- Risk71Medium risks need refreshed responses.At risk
- Scope94Scope stable, no pending changes.On track
- Quality91Deliverables accepted first time.On track
- Resources68Members allocated above 100%.At risk
- Stakeholders84Stakeholders supportive.On track
- Benefits93Benefits on track.On track
Index over the last six reports
−9
May to October 2026
No material change in the health dimensions over the period.
Copilot summary
Generated from the live project data
The project is behind plan: 72% done against 80% planned.
SPI 0.90, CPI 0.91.
The project’s link, progress and status
How the project ties to the strategy, its progress counted from accepted deliverables, and its status history.
Strategic link
The main objective and initiative, the secondary links, and the project’s contribution to its initiative.
Main strategic objective· Axis: A Leading, Sustainable OrganisationSO-4.1Strong technical capabilities
Main initiative
SI-4.1.1Cloud & cybersecurity
Contribution to the initiative62%
The project’s share of the initiative’s project budget (3 projects)
Secondary links
No secondary links
- Annual work-plan line
- WP-2025-003
- Classification
- Operational
Project progress from accepted deliverables
Project progress = the sum of the weights of deliverables accepted with a completion certificate; nothing counts before acceptance.
Counted
72%Awaiting acceptance 8%
Not handed in 20%
7 deliverables accepted
- Release 115%
- Release 215%
- Integrations15%
- Business requirements9%
- Solution design9%
- Project plan & baseline5%
- Monitoring & reporting4%
1 deliverable under inspection or acceptance
- System testing8%
Progress & earned value
3 of 5 milestones complete
Earned-value curve
Planned, earned and actual to the data date, cumulative, with the forecast cost tail
- Planned value
- Earned value
- Actual cost
- Estimate at completion
- Budget at completion
Budget & commitments
Commitments are 94% of budget
117.1M/ 148M14.6Mprojected overrun(9.9%)
- Actual spend
- 117.1M
- Committed
- 139.5M
- Approved budget
- 148M
- Estimate at completion
- 162.6M
Next milestones
- Provisional acceptance2026-11-11was 2026-10-13Late
- Closure2027-01-07was 2026-11-30Late
Waiting on someone
1 approval and 0 open actions on this project
Approvals & requests
From «My actions» for this project
- Payment certificate
Actions
0 open
- No actions on this project
Change requests
Cost and schedule impact
Risks & impediments
2 open risks, exposure SAR 10.6M
Risk map
Probability
5Probability: Almost certain · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 5Probability: Almost certain · Impact: MinorMedium · Score 10Probability: Almost certain · Impact: ModerateHigh · Score 15Probability: Almost certain · Impact: MajorCritical · Score 20Probability: Almost certain · Impact: SevereCritical · Score 25
4Probability: Likely · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 4Probability: Likely · Impact: MinorMedium · Score 81Probability: Likely · Impact: ModerateMedium · Score 12RSK-0020Late delivery of cooling units and standby generators1Probability: Likely · Impact: MajorHigh · Score 16RSK-0019Exchange-rate swings on imported equipment without fixed pricesProbability: Likely · Impact: SevereCritical · Score 20
3Probability: Possible · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 3Probability: Possible · Impact: MinorLow · Score 6Probability: Possible · Impact: ModerateMedium · Score 9Probability: Possible · Impact: MajorMedium · Score 12Probability: Possible · Impact: SevereHigh · Score 15
2Probability: Unlikely · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 2Probability: Unlikely · Impact: MinorLow · Score 4Probability: Unlikely · Impact: ModerateLow · Score 6Probability: Unlikely · Impact: MajorMedium · Score 8Probability: Unlikely · Impact: SevereMedium · Score 10
1Probability: Rare · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 1Probability: Rare · Impact: MinorLow · Score 2Probability: Rare · Impact: ModerateLow · Score 3Probability: Rare · Impact: MajorLow · Score 4Probability: Rare · Impact: SevereLow · Score 5
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Impact
- Critical0
- High1
- Medium1
- Low0
Deliverables
7 of 11 approved
- Project plan & baseline003-D1 · V1 · CRT-003-015%Eng. Omar H. Bawazir2025-06-282025-06-283 Muharram 1447 AHApproved
- Monitoring & reporting003-D2 · V1 · CRT-003-024%Eng. Nayef H. Al-Buqami2025-08-192025-08-1925 Safar 1447 AHApproved
- Business requirements003-D3 · V1 · CRT-003-039%Eng. Nayef H. Al-Buqami2025-10-102025-10-1018 Rabiʻ II 1447 AHApproved
- Solution design003-D4 · V1 · CRT-003-049%Eng. Majed S. Al-Rasheed2025-12-012025-12-0110 Jumada II 1447 AHApproved
- Release 1003-D5 · V1 · CRT-003-0515%Eng. Majed S. Al-Rasheed2026-01-222026-01-223 Shaʻban 1447 AHApproved
- Release 2003-D6 · V1 · CRT-003-0615%Eng. Omar H. Bawazir2026-03-152026-03-1526 Ramadan 1447 AHApproved
- Integrations003-D7 · V1 · CRT-003-0715%Eng. Nayef H. Al-Buqami2026-05-062026-05-0619 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1447 AHApproved
- System testing003-D8 · V18%Eng. Omar H. Bawazir123 days overdue2026-06-2712 Muharram 1448 AHIn review
- User acceptance testing003-D9 · V08%Eng. Nayef H. Al-Buqami71 days overdue2026-08-185 Rabiʻ I 1448 AHDraft
- Training & change003-D10 · V06%Eng. Nayef H. Al-Buqami19 days overdue2026-10-0928 Rabiʻ II 1448 AHDraft
- Go-live & handover003-D11 · V06%Eng. Majed S. Al-RasheedIn 33 days2026-11-3020 Jumada II 1448 AHDraft
Team, contracts & documents
Team
2 members
Eng. Omar H. Bawazir · Director, IT InfrastructureEng. Nayef H. Al-Buqami · Director General, Information Technology
- Eng. Omar H. BawazirEng. Omar H. BawazirDirector, IT InfrastructureProject managerP-024o.bawazir@sca.sa40%
- Eng. Nayef H. Al-BuqamiEng. Nayef H. Al-BuqamiDirector General, Information TechnologyProject sponsorP-017n.albuqami@sca.sa20%