Vestolit (Orbia) — Cartagena Expansion Evaluation

FEL-2 Leadership and Global Team Integration

The Challenge

Vestolit, an Orbia company, was evaluating a potential expansion of its Cartagena, Colombia facility. The project was in FEL-2, a stage focused on developing scope definition and authorization readiness. As part of Orbia’s broader transformation, Vestolit had recently centralized major project delivery under a corporate-led project model.

This shift created integration challenges:

A project team spread across Colombia, Mexico, Germany, and the U.S.
Differing standards, “languages,” and naming conventions across sites.
Concerns from plant leaders about losing autonomy under the new model.

BPMP’s Role

At the request of the Project Director, BPMP was brought in to strengthen FEL-2 leadership and support integration across global and site teams.

FEL-2 Project Setup & Leadership

Embedded day-to-day to coordinate engineering deliverables, manage interfaces, and maintain schedule discipline.

Governance Integration

Helped design and implement a single decision-making framework to reduce duplicate approvals and clarify authority.

Team Alignment

Facilitated workshops and working sessions to unify standards, resolve naming mismatches, and address cultural/organizational friction.

Coaching & Enablement

Supported Vestolit’s project managers and engineers in adapting to the centralized model while reinforcing the Project Director’s leadership.

The Results

FEL-2 Gate Success: The project advanced with a complete, gate-ready FEL-2 package, delivered on time and aligned with industry standards for cost and risk evaluation.
Improved Decision Velocity: By clarifying accountabilities, the team reduced cycle times for approvals and minimized late-stage churn.

Replicable Model: The governance and integration practices established in Cartagena were recognized internally as a model for future corporate-led projects.

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Why It Matters

This project demonstrated how strong FEL-2 discipline and organizational integration can de-risk authorization decisions. While the Project Director retained ownership of delivery, BPMP’s embedded support ensured smoother collaboration across countries and functions, proving that governance clarity and people-first leadership can accelerate project readiness.

Planning an expansion or modernization? Strengthen your FEL-2 package with governance clarity and team integration that accelerates authorization readiness.