Santos operates geographically dispersed, remote assets across Australia’s Cooper Basin, where operations, maintenance, scheduling, and planning were spread across legacy systems and spreadsheet-driven tools. Although there was no shortage of data, teams often interpreted the same situation differently—so conflicts and resource gaps surfaced late, decisions slowed, and execution alignment repeatedly broke.
I reframed the challenge from “improving dashboards” to building a decision-ready operating system. My primary focus was STP (Short-Term Planning), where priority conflicts, resource mismatches, and bust/shortage conditions within the 120-day plan are most frequent. I translated recurring coordination work into shared operational states and decision units so planners can spot issues early, drill into drivers, align on evidence, and move into adjustments without losing context. I also standardized the information structure, UI patterns, and key components so the STP experience is structured to connect into MTP and support expansion into additional use cases.
