Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage projects are critical cycles in the plant maintenance process. Their specifics consist of a narrow timeframe and considerable resource allocation over a relatively short execution period (20 to 60 days). Basically, the whole plant is pulled to pieces, inspected, repaired, then put back together. After this process, the plant is started and shall quickly reach the nominal capacity. Usually, the final construction phase of several capital projects, are also executed in the turnaround period. The execution of the Turnaround is preceded by a preparation phase (6-12 months).
Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage projects are critical cycles in the plant maintenance process. Their specifics consist of a narrow timeframe and considerable resource allocation over a relatively short execution period (20 to 60 days). Basically, the whole plant is pulled to pieces, inspected, repaired, then put back together. After this process, the plant is started and shall quickly reach the nominal capacity. Usually, the final construction phase of several capital projects, are also executed in the turnaround period. The execution of the Turnaround is preceded by a preparation phase (6-12 months).
The pressure on the project management team to accomplish the entire scope on time and quality is extreme. Any delayed day causes a Lost Profit Opportunity (LPO) equal to a daily production profit, besides the obvious increase in project cost. These factors require a proficient and experienced project management team which will apply proper project control strategies, methodologies and tools to ensure the project success.
Project Management Portfolio Consulting team experience consists in tens of Turnaround projects for the companies in Romania, Europe, Middle East and Russian Federation. The main services provided are Primavera P6 and procedures implementation, project planning and tracking, cost controlling, risk management, and final report with post-execution analysis and lessons learned.