Project Execution: Design, Procurement, Construct and Start-Up

Introduction

Many organizations execute a wide range of projects and often struggle to implement a consistent approach to project execution, thereby ensuring sustainable project success. The right project execution methods and approaches will ensure the right deliverables, right output, right outcome, right benefit, and right value creation for organizations, enhancing their competitive advantage and leveraging their market position. Design integrity, sustainable procurement routes, constructability, and initial start-up of projects are underpinned by successful project execution methods.

The outcomes of project front-end studies are essential inputs when identifying the best risk-reward sharing mechanisms during the procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up phases. The design phase, which feeds into the procurement and construction phases, will ensure any errors and gaps are identified as early as possible, so as to enhance project execution and preparedness for start-up activities.

This highly-interactive Project Execution training course will focus on how to achieve a flawless project execution. Delegates will be able to clearly connect between the design and start-up phases through value led procurement and efficient construction when executing projects.

This training course will highlight:

• Understanding the principles and fundamentals of Project Execution methods and approaches
• Awareness of the requirements for integrating Design, Procurement, Construction, and Start-up phases in a structured approach
• Appreciation of industry-wide recognized Project Management Frameworks and Standards for Project Execution
• Recognition and understanding of how to manage the Design, Procurement, Construction, and Start-up phase expectations effectively and successfully
• How to execute Design, Procurement, Construction, and Start-up phases taking a collaborative approach within the overall project life-cycle
• How to use and apply consistently project execution processes, tools, and techniques

Objectives

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Know how to execute a project successfully
• Appreciate how to execute the Design, Procurement, and Construction phases and ensure successful Start-up using a structured phase-by-phase project execution approach
• Effectively identify gaps and omissions in the Design, Procurement, Construction, and Start-up phases
• Understand how to manage the requirements and expectations at various interfaces during project execution
• Apply Key Performance Indicators and Success Criteria for an effective project execution
• Manage seamless coordination and transition from Design through to Procurement, Construction, and Start-up phases

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Professionals from any discipline, sector, or industry aspiring to learn about project execution fundamentals and principles
• Project Professionals / Project Managers / Project Teams / Project Executives
• Project Design Teams
• Business-As-Usual Teams / Operations Executives
• Any departmental or functional professionals and teams
• Consulting / Contracting / Procurement department professionals and teams
• Any aspiring and would-be Project Professionals of any phase of the project life-cycle from design through to start-up

Course Outline

Day 1: Project Execution Fundamentals

• Project execution nuts and bolts – Why we are still not getting it right?
• Phase by phase approach for project execution
• Industry recognized project execution tools and techniques
• Current gaps and challenges in project execution
• Hard and soft issues in project execution

Day 2: Design Phase and Impact on Project Execution

• Pre-project planning studies
• Gap identification and analysis during project initiation and conceptualization phase
• How the design phase will influence the likelihood of project execution success
• Key considerations to ensure design phase integrity
• Key performance indicators and success criteria for the design phase

Day 3: Procurement Phase and Impact on Project Execution

• Different types of procurement routes and their impact on project execution
• Effective risk and reward sharing mechanisms to enhance project execution
• How the procurement phase will influence the likelihood of project execution success
• Key considerations to ensure procurement phase integrity and feasibility
• Key performance indicators and success criteria for the procurement phase

Day 4: Construction Phase and Impact on Project Execution

• Constructability and where there are existing gaps
• Why constructability is still a challenge for many organizations
• How to overcome these challenges during project execution
• Construction phase key performance indicators and success criteria
• Effective control and monitoring tools and techniques during the construction phase

Day 5: The Start-Up Phase

• Bringing it together – The design, procurement, and construction phases to ensure a successful start-up
• Managing the interfaces in the project life-cycle to enhance project execution success rate
• Pre-commissioning, commissioning, and initial start-up gaps and challenges
• Enhancing the preparedness and readiness level of the asset or plant
• How project execution success will influence the likelihood of a successful start-up
• Key considerations to ensure start-up phase integrity and feasibility
• Key performance indicators and success criteria for the start-up phase