PDRI: Project Definition Rating Index -- Industrial Projects, Version 5.0
Welcome to the fifth edition of PDRI–Industrial: Project Definition Rating Index – Industrial Projects: A Front End Planning Maturity and Accuracy Total Rating System (MATRS). This updated tool is also called PDRI MATRS (pronounced “PDRI matters”) and it is focused on large, complex industrial projects.
The first edition of this document was developed and written by the CII Front End Planning Research Team (RT-113) and published in 1996 with associated validated score sheets, element descriptions, and weights. In 2006, the CII Support for Pre-Project Planning Project Team (RT-213) reviewed and updated all CII front end planning (FEP) documentation, including that first edition. The team drew upon materials from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Security Study performed by CII, as well as the collective knowledge of research team members. The resulting update (the second edition) significantly clarified the methods for using the PDRI–Industrial Projects tool, discussed tool usage by both owner and contractor organizations, and referenced security and sustainability issues.
The Front End Planning for Renovation/Revamp Research Team (RT-242) later revisited the second edition to clarify its usage on renovation projects and to provide specific comments on needed FEP efforts for renovation projects. A further update subsequently was made to resolve minor issues with its Excel™- based tool.
In 2019, the PDRI MATRS CII Research Team (RT-361) upgraded PDRI–Industrial to Version 5.0 by combining two major research efforts – PDRI and FEED MATRS – and making significant changes and additions to the functionality of the PDRI spreadsheets. This work included adding detailed definition level descriptions to each element and introducing a new accuracy assessment to gauge the context in which FEP is being developed. RT-361 also produced an updated macro-enabled spreadsheet that combined the PDRI–Industrial tool with the FEED maturity and accuracy tools developed by RT-331 to create a single, integrated PDRI MATRS tool. That fresh tool accompanies this book and will help project teams assess their projects.
This new PDRI MATRS fills a critical gap in the FEP body of knowledge. This document, along with the accompanying Excel™-based tool, will help project teams evaluate FEP efforts, including FEED maturity and accuracy for industrial projects involving new construction or renovation and revamp. The members of RT-361 believe that, with these changes, this fifth edition significantly improves the usability of the PDRI–Industrial Projects tool.
The FEED MATRS tool has been superseded by the PDRI MATRS tool, part of IR113-2, Project Definition Rating Index–Industrial Projects, Version 5.0.
RT-331 developed the FEED MATRS, a new tool that combines maturity and accuracy measurements to assist project teams in evaluating FEED for their projects.
PDRI MATRS improves project certainty by 24 percent and change performance by 12 percent for projects with high FEED maturity (>80) and high PDRI accuracy (>76) when compared with projects with low FEED maturity (<80) and low PDRI accuracy (<76). RT-361 added the PDRI MATRS tool to IR113-2, Project Definition Rating Index – Industrial Projects, to update this original PDRI to Version 5.0.
Note: The methodology RT-361 followed as it created PDRI MATRS is similar to the methodology RT-331 used to build predecessor tool FEED MATRS. Refer to RR331-11, The Maturity and Accuracy of Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Its Impact on Project Performance, for details.
RT-361 developed a new tool, PDRI MATRS, by combining the PDRI–Industrial tool from IR113-2 with the FEED MATRS tool from IR331-2. RT-361 added the PDRI MATRS tool to IR113-2, PDRI: Project Definition Rating Index–Industrial Projects, to update the PDRI for industrial projects to Version 5.0.
Note: The PDRI MATRS tool allows the user to select a FEED-only analysis (thereby replicating the prior FEED MATRS tool) or a PDRI maturity-only analysis (which actually reverts the tool to the prior PDRI framework and does not include accuracy analysis). Thus, IR113-2, Version 5.0 replaces IR331-2 and all previous versions of 113-2.
IR113-2, Project Definition Rating Index – Industrial Projects
This resource provides a method for measuring project scope development and the PDRI is effective in predicting project success. The PDRI tool has many uses, including:
- A scope definition checklist
- An industry standard for rating the completeness of project scope definition
- A tool that aids in project team communication
Since its initial release in 1996, the PDRI tool has diversified into multiple versions tailored to serve a variety of industry sectors and project sizes. To learn more, visit a page dedicated to the PDRI Family.
In 2019, RT-361 upgraded the PDRI–Industrial to PDRI MATRS (pronounced “PDRI matters”) by combining two major research efforts:
- RT-113, the team that introduced the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) in 1996
- RT-331, which proposed and demonstrated the value of the combined assessment of the maturity and accuracy of front end engineering design (FEED)
By combining the efforts of RT-113 and RT-331, the RT-361 research made significant improvements to the functionality of PDRI:
- Adding objectivity and consistency to the scoring by giving detailed descriptions and examples for each possible definition level tailored to the 70 PDRI elements
- Adding a new FEED accuracy dimension to evaluate contextual factors for the environment in which FEP is being conducted
