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PRK-08-1·Mitigate·Eng. Omar H. Bawazir
Affects
Programme · PG-08 · Infrastructure Portfolio
Smart Cities Programme
At risk
Smart lighting, fibre, traffic monitoring and the integrated operations centre.
- Approved budget
- SAR 372M
- Actual spend
- SAR 138M
- EAC
- SAR 370.8M+2.4%
- Progress
- 36%
- Schedule performance index
- 0.90
incl. SAR 10M programme reserve
37% of budget
Estimate at completion
Planned 42%
Cost performance index 0.97
Manager
Eng. Omar H. Bawazir
Director, IT Infrastructure
Sponsor
Eng. Majed S. Al-Rasheed
VP, Digital Transformation & Technology
Projects
4 projects
2025-02-16 — 2028-12-31
On track 2At risk 2
Programme objectives
What the programme must achieve, and the strategic objectives it serves.
- 1
An integrated operations centre that sees the city in real time
- 2
Cut public-lighting energy by 45%
- 3
Fibre to every government building
Programme benefits
From baseline to target
Lighting energy reduction
by 2027Baseline 0Current 22 %Target 45Buildings on fibre
by 2027Baseline 35Current 64 %Target 100
Roadmap
One lane per project: start to forecast finish, with the progress earned and the baseline finish.
EarnedRemainingBaseline finishSlip
2025202620272028
2026-12-15
2027-03-05
2028-03-31
2028-12-31
Dependencies between projects
What waits on what. Red links are on the programme’s critical path.
Critical path
What each project needs from the one before
Smart poles connect over the fibre network
Critical
Traffic cameras need fibre
The operations centre takes the traffic feeds
Lighting is run from the operations centre
Shared risks
Risks that hit more than one project, managed at programme level.
Open risks in the programme’s projects
5 risks
- Critical0
- High0
- Medium5
- Low0
- Risks 5
Probability
5
4
3
2
1
12345Impact
| Probability \ Impact | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 · Low | 0 · Medium | 0 · High | 0 · Critical | 0 · Critical |
| 4 | 0 · Low | 0 · Medium | 1 · Medium | 0 · High | 0 · Critical |
| 3 | 0 · Low | 0 · Low | 3 · Medium | 1 · Medium | 0 · High |
| 2 | 0 · Low | 0 · Low | 0 · Low | 0 · Medium | 0 · Medium |
| 1 | 0 · Low | 0 · Low | 0 · Low | 0 · Low | 0 · Low |
Programme KPIs · Stakeholders
Resident satisfaction with the urban landscape
71%
+1
Target 72%99%
Population served by a qualified road network
76.4%
+1
Target 78.0%98%
Carbon emissions cut against baseline
9.7%
+1
Target 12.0%81%
Systems hosted on the government cloud
47%
+2
Target 50%94%
Stakeholders
Power against interest; click a person to see their role.
Power
Keep satisfied0
Manage closely4
Monitor0
Keep informed0
Interest
Programme decisions
What the committees decided on the programme’s projects, and what the programme raised to them.
Committees
Projects Steering Committee
Dr. Mohammed I. Al-Subaie · VP, Planning & StrategyEng. Turki A. Al-Anazi · VP, Projects & InfrastructureEng. Majed S. Al-Rasheed · VP, Digital Transformation & TechnologyMonthly · Quorum 5
Members
6 members
Chair: Eng. Abdullah S. Al-QahtaniNext meeting 2026-11-03
PMO Committee
Faisal A. Al-Shehri · Digital Transformation Portfolio ManagerDr. Amal F. Al-Sudairi · Deputy, Strategic Planning & PerformanceTariq S. Al-Yami · Director, Corporate Performance MeasurementFortnightly · Quorum 4
Members
7 members
Chair: Dr. Noura M. Al-OtaibiNext meeting 2026-11-04
Programme projects
The programme’s performance is computed from these projects (§6).
4 resultsExport CSV
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| Manager | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Street LightingPRJ-2026-013 | Eng. Waleed O. Al-Juhani | 7Execution | At risk | 79% | 74M | 78.7M+6.4% | 0.88Schedule performance index · 0.88 | 0.94Cost performance index · 0.94 |
| Fibre Optic Network ExpansionPRJ-2026-018 | Eng. Omar H. Bawazir | 7Execution | At risk | 55% | 132M | 136.1M+3.1% | 0.87Schedule performance index · 0.87 | 0.97Cost performance index · 0.97 |
| Intelligent Traffic Monitoring SystemPRJ-2026-022 | Eng. Yasser M. Al-Zahrani | 5Approval | On track | 2% | 46M | 46M0.0% | 1.00Schedule performance index · 1.00 | 1.00Cost performance index · 1.00 |
| Smart City Integrated Operations CentrePRJ-2026-024 | Eng. Omar H. Bawazir | 2Feasibility | On track | 0% | 110M | 110M0.0% | 1.00Schedule performance index · 1.00 | 1.00Cost performance index · 1.00 |
| Total · 4 | 362M | 370.8M |
1–4 of 4
Budget shares
SAR 362M
Budget
- Smart Street LightingSAR 74M20%
- Fibre Optic Network ExpansionSAR 132M36%
- Intelligent Traffic Monitoring SystemSAR 46M13%
- Smart City Integrated Operations CentreSAR 110M30%
| Category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Street Lighting | SAR 74M | 20% |
| Fibre Optic Network Expansion | SAR 132M | 36% |
| Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System | SAR 46M | 13% |
| Smart City Integrated Operations Centre | SAR 110M | 30% |
| Total | SAR 362M | 100% |