Plan the Work, Work the Plan

Maintenance planning and scheduling are 2 sides of the same coin, they go together like ham and cheese or Friday night fish & chips and the Football, when done properly they compliment each other and come together to make your maintenance program, predictable, effective and controllable. 

Both critical phases influence the other and each is a distinct and separate process.

When performed properly by experienced planners armed with the appropriate lifetime of operations and maintenance execution,  the schedule becomes an art form that will provide a road map to success  by reducing the downtime of equipment, mitigating the risk we carry into a planned event  and ultimately reducing our cost and exposure through correct tracking and schedule interpretation .

When planning, the basic questions the planner should ask are as follows.

• How would I do this job?
• What tools do we need?
• What assistance do we require?
• What equipment is needed to perform the work?
• How long will this job take?
• What parts and or materials do I need?
• What  safety precautions are relevant?
• Do I have detailed written documentation how this equipment is intended to operate and function?
• Is there a valid work order covering this required work?
• Can the equipment/asset be scheduled out of service long enough to accomplish  the job requirements?
• What  other tasks or maintenance can be grouped together to maximise the impact of the outage. 

At Data master, our mission is to introduce and offer good planning and accurate scheduling processes to the companies of the world that range from  small/ medium sized service providers looking to provide sharp packages for future tenders and optimised operations, through to the resource majors that need a fresh set of eyes or a spare set of hands  for that upcoming shutdown but would prefer to outsource the process instead of taking on more headcount.  

 Step one  in our process, is to determine a scope locked package of work. Once the Scope has been determined by you, our team of planners will come to site and start the scoping and development phases. 

Step Two  involves our scheduling team building optimised and resource loaded schedules from our office in Perth, which will allow you to have your contractors quoting the same exact requirement, apples for apples. 

Or  your field team being able to clearly understand the key drivers, critical path, total float and other critical metrics to assist with a successful execution or even  the workshop executing from an outlined execution plan to make sure that your,

• only spending hours on work that can be completed with all materials available . 
• maintaining accurate forecasting on turnaround times based on your teams skillset and capacity for work. 
• appropriately manning up and down according to your forecast of workflow. 

All these things come together on the big day, when during Step Three we start to track the plan and provide real time feedback on the schedule progress and adjust and tweak with your execution team to deal with anything that may arise while we are down,  to get you back in production on time and on your way to the next client. 

so if your new to planning and are looking for an edge, or well established and need a new take on your shutdown ,  think DataMaster Oil Gas and minerals. 

Plan the work, work the plan.  

Plan the Work, Work the Plan 

the simplest yet most effective way to make sure you have control.

In todays market where being agile and streamlined counts towards the success of the business ,  Its  very easy to slip into a pattern where the same tasks flow through the maintenance program time and time again and just like the sign that you stop seeing because you walk past it every day, the maintenance windows  rarely get the attention they deserve so 

whether your  increasing the workload or reducing the headcount , why not give us a call to discuss the benefits of outsourcing the planning and schedule development for your opportunity.  

 The Data Master team will scope, develop and deliver every time to make sure that you have ultimate control over your maintenance outages, capital projects or a continuing maintenance program because after all, without the right data its all just another opinion.