For Period 8, the top six are clinging on, it is unusual for the top six to be as stable. However their positions have changed a little. Atkins India's 'Spartans' and Atkins China's 'One Atkins' stay in first and second. Arup's 'SUPERnOVA' move up two to third, Atkins India's 'Singularity stay fourth and their 'ATRIUM@ move up one to fifth whilst Mott MacDonald's 'Nott MacDonalds' slip three to sixth. Lurking outside the top teams are Atkins' 'Lord of the @tkins', Arup's 'OVArated' and 'Mind OVA Matter' and Amey's 'je t'amey' making the biggest move in this group. Any one or more of these could easily break into the top six but perhaps the momentum is with Amey.
The average improvement in scores was 10% with a standard deviation of 9% which still indicates scope for big movements. Scanning the list, the movers that stand out are Interserve's 'In to serve', Atkins 'Bricks and giggles' and 'The Diet Kings', Fluor BV's 'COGNAC Ltd', Arup's 'Arup Barbados Pina Colada Drinkers 2' who had the biggest move, AURECON's 'AureCAN', Tony Gee's 'Just call me Tony', Mott MacDonald's 'Mottsquitos', Arup's 'Ab-Ove and Beyond' and Atkins China's 'Umbrella Corporation'.
The ratio of turnover to company capital is an important indicator at a level of 9 times the company capital the questions start to be raised as to whether your company have enough assets to support its work load. But it also indicates that the company capital is working hard. If the ratio is much lower say 5 it indicates that the company capital is not working hard and your Finance Director need to consider how to respond. Grow the company's turnover, invest the capital outside the company or reduce the capital. It is not only the construction side of estimating and competing projects that determine a successful company. The financial side is equally important and would put these teams in contention.
With four more rounds it is still all to play for.