One Week Countdown to the Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages Online Master Class on April 5-8th, 2022

DUBLIN, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages Master Class" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This course is specially designed to let you have a new and deeper understanding of how to effectively manage shutdowns and turnarounds such as plant outages and refits etc. in all key industries. With this understanding you will gain increased ability to plan for and manage large maintenance jobs.

This course features exercises, specific checklists, procedures, and strategies to improve your current shutdown planning and execution. The course also includes examples to demonstrate the significant points.

The course will be delivered in a live virtual format over 4 half-days via Zoom. You will be encouraged to interact with your instructor and peers using a variety of methods.

Course materials containing exercises, case studies, summaries of key learning points, and guidance are provided.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Giant- checklists of everything to consider before the Shutdown and when to consider it
• How to prepare your customized checklist so you remember everything
• When to say no to added work
• When and how to use Gantt, CPM, and PERT charts
• What documents to save and how to organize
• Know how to break a job into activities
• How to set up the shutdown team
• How to account for everything that goes into an outage or Shutdown
• Where to look for help on estimates
• Find out what shifts structures to use and cost
• How to pick project management software
• What to do if a shutdown has gotten into trouble
• How to calculate the critical path even if you don't have software
• How to evaluate the effectiveness of your current shutdown effort
• Where to find great Internet-based resources
• Be able to budget
• Know how to manage risk on any project
• How to learn from your mistakes and institutionalize lessons learned
• How to set up a safety program for your shutdowns
• How to do a JSA for individual jobs

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

Upon the successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance bearing the signatures from Mr. Joel Levitt and the Course Organizer. This Certificate will testify your endeavor and serve towards your professional advancement.

Key Topics Covered:

PHASE 1: Initiation

Mastering the Basics of Shutdowns, Turnarounds, and Outages

• Language definitions
• Size of events matter
• Primary Skill - Meetings Exercise and Discussion to make your meetings more effective
• KPIs for a shutdown
• Comparing project management vs. typical Shutdown
• Defining your constraints
• Is the Shutdown a cover-up?
• Communication

Group activity: Quick Report Card Exercise - Analyze your Shutdown from Various Aspects and Discuss with a Partner

Putting the Whole Shutdown into Time - Phases of a Shutdown

• Scheduled Audits
• Preparing a Typical Timeline Exercise
• Instituting a long-term shutdown

Shutdown Organization

• Ensuring great communications
• Shutdown team titles
• Roles and responsibilities
• Accountability tip

Master Checklist for Phase 1 Initiation Exercise

PHASE 2: Planning & Scheduling

Scope of Work - Inputs into the Shutdown

• Examining the sources of work
• List of sources to check before closing the worklist
• Checklists for Infrared and vibration inspection before shutdown
• Work Validation (get rid of duplication, subsets, and other non-essential work)
• Packaging of work for bidding
• Prioritization of work

Shutdown Planning- Individual Job Planning

• Planning Thought Process
• Essential elements of job planning
• Special requirements of Large jobs
• Planned Job package

Planning Lead Times Exercise
Planning and Estimating Exercise

Risk, Safety, and Health

• Threat matrix
• How to run a safer shutdown
• Safe work process
• Safety risk list
• How to do JSA for Planning Exercise
• Managing other risks

Scheduling (Project Management Techniques)

• Project Management
• Software available

Critical Path Method (CPM)

• Essential concepts for all PM techniques
• Project management techniques
• Gannt Charts, CPM charts
• Display and Milestones
• Dependencies
• Float
• Crashing view a movie on crashing
• Resources
• Logistics
• Site plan

Exercise in Planning and Scheduling a Boiler Shutdown

Managing the Logistics' Challenges in a Shutdown

• Effectively managing your personnel and material resources
• Site set down plans
• Questions to be able to answer
• Strategic sourcing for parts, materials and supplies

Contracting and Contract Management

• Legal framework
• Tools of contracting: types, uses, essential concepts
• Legal relationships
• Avoiding problems
• Example of a legal case study in shutdowns

Master Checklist for Phase 2 Planning & Scheduling Exercise

PHASE 3: Execution

Quality

• The core of attaining quality (and safety too!)
• Ensure quality
• Hold points
• Shift schedules

Managing Execution

• Shutdown the plant and Start-up the plant
• Daily schedule and feedback
• Shutdown review meeting agenda
• Project leader failure techniques Exercise
• Daily routine

Master Checklist for Phase 3 Execution Exercise

PHASE 4 & 5: Completion of Work and Project

Shutdown Essentials Wrap-Up Session

• Accounting, costs, and budgets
• Completion and Reporting
• Lessons learned
• Files to keep and review

Master Checklist for Phase 4 Completion of Work Exercise
Master Checklist for Phase 5 Completion of Project Exercise

Wrap-Up Session

• The final session reviews the topics covered over the four days
• Questions and discussion

For more information about this training visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/5zjx4k

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