73% shorter project delivery time
Co-developed a standardized delivery method that cut mean project delivery time from 16 to 4.3 months.
Project lead, Digital transformation & AI, Oil & gas
Get your digital and AI initiatives delivered, not just piloted.
Project lead for cross-functional improvement in oil and gas. Cut mean project delivery time from 16 to 4 months.
Prosjektleder for digital transformasjon og AI i energi.
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Taking one new engagement from 1 February 2027
Aker BP consultant since October 2023, Project Lead, D&W Improvement & Performance, Stavanger.
Several projects in parallel
Leading D&W improvements and developing the team's project management practice.
AI in daily delivery
Built AI agents and a skill for business cases following Aker BP's process.
“SDC delivers excellent project management by setting clear goals and breaking them down into distinct deliverables. They keep stakeholders informed, create progress and drive effective change management to engage people.”
Results
I co-developed a standardized project delivery method with an operator on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It cut mean project delivery time for improvement projects by 73%.
73%
shorter project delivery time
16 to 4.3
months mean project delivery time, before and after
When to bring me in
For VPs, digital and improvement leaders, and portfolio managers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Slipping portfolio
Approved initiatives lack scope, owners or sequence.
AI spend needs results
Pilots need a business case and operational adoption.
Leadership capacity gap
Operations keep your project leaders busy.
Conflicting definitions
Specialists, technical teams and vendors need one agreed goal.
Ways to engage
Recommended starting point
Start small: 2-week initiative review
Fixed scope and price: an executable plan, clear scope, key risks and a delivery recommendation for one initiative. Test the fit before committing longer.
Project lead
Accountable team leadership through delivery, on site or hybrid.
Initiative set-up
Scope, plan, owners and a delivery-ready team for an approved initiative.
AI in the project workflow
AI agents and Copilot for business cases, status and documentation, grounded in operator use.
Contract directly with Solem Digital Consulting AS or your preferred broker.
Brokers: CV and availability on request. Contracting through a broker is welcome.
How I work
Define
Agree scope, boundaries, operating needs and measurable success criteria.
Structure
Set work packages, dependencies, priorities, owners, decision rights and delivery milestones.
Lead
Lead implementation, decisions and alignment across operations, technical teams and commercial stakeholders.
Embed
Validate results in operations and hand over ownership.
AI and digitalization in drilling and wells
Safety-critical operations, engineering, live data, vendors and decision gates shape delivery.
- Digital well planning and engineering
- Real-time decision support and digital twins
- Data-driven improvement
- Copilot and Cowork used daily in delivery
- AI Lunch & Learn for colleagues every six weeks
- Tool adoption within existing workflows
The person leading the work
Kristian Solem leads digital transformation and AI projects in energy, building and using AI tools in delivery. Based in Stavanger, working in Norwegian and English.
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Taking one new engagement from 1 February 2027