Overview

Workshop on Advanced Project Management (APMW)

About the Course

 Instead of using the conventional lecture structure, this course will be an interactive, hands-on workshop in which the participants will work on a number of case studies that are closely relevant to the chosen topics. This course will emphasize how owner businesses (NOCs and IOCs) collaborate with their EPC contractors to plan and carry out their projects from the standpoint of the EPC contractor. Both onshore and offshore projects are covered in the workshop materials.

 The major goal of this session is to provide a number of real-life examples of various project challenges that contractors may meet and work through these issues to demonstrate how they should be treated to get an ideal conclusion. Less theory and more practice will be the main topics of this workshop. It is advised that attendees bring a few scenarios from their current or prior projects to be used in the workshop as case studies in addition to the case studies developed and provided by PetroSkills.

Target Audience

 The Middle East area is the topic of this course, which is intended for senior project management employees of EPC contractors working on significant international energy projects. It is advised for seasoned discipline leads, project managers, project engineers, project controls managers, and construction managers.

 Course Objectives

 Participants will pick up skills in:

•  Share contract risk between the contractor and the owner.
• Address terms and conditions (liability cap, guarantees, guaranties, key personnel approval, specific conditions, etc.) during the bidding stage.
• Handle the owner-provided FEED as the foundation for the bid
• Before contract signing, contract administration, and record-keeping, finalize the terms and conditions. Recognize and bargain liquidated damages that are imposed on project milestones.
• Manage change orders, the owner's or contractor's suspension of work, and the termination of the contract for good reason or convenience.
•  Prepare for the resolution of the disagreement and the contractor's claim (documents, timing, owner notification, etc.). Identify the governing laws in the contract and determine whether discussion, mediation, arbitration, and litigation are necessary.
• Establish the cost of the claims and the payers. Defend yourself against contractor accusations made by the owner. Avoid claims wherever you can
• During the engineering, procurement, and construction phases of a project, identify project risks and evaluate their impact.
• When working on a project, use risk management. Determine, evaluate, and reduce project risks
• Describe the benefits and drawbacks of a project risk register and mitigation plan. Create and use a risk profile for the project.
• Project risks should be addressed in cost and schedule projections, the bidding process, and the contract. Know how to deal with scope creep, scope modifications, and FEED
• Recognize the methods and causes of scope adjustments made by contractors. reduce the impact of the owner's scope adjustments
• Manage scope expansion, reduction, spec modification, and material swap Keep track of scope changes and their effects on cost and schedule.
• Learn how scope control actually functions and how a contractor may make use of it. Increased chance of project success Increased assurance in cost and schedule projections
• Owner and Contractor to Manage Schedule Delays, Acceleration, and Work Stoppage Maintain schedule baselines, critical routes, and near-critical paths for contractual milestones. Gain from crashing the project timetable or expediting it
• Determine who is in charge of scheduling float and how resource leveling functions. For project controls and completion forecasting, use earned value.
• Equipment, materials, and labor manager cost protection in lump sum contracts Contingency, escalation, and management reserve should be used to manage contractor risk allowance.
• Create a thorough project plan that addresses the construction phase, contractor productivity, effective engineering and best practices, and streamlined procurement and logistics.
• succeed in commissioning
• Use change management, constructability reviews, lessons learned, and QA/QC to their full potential. Recognize risks and possibilities associated with project resources.
• Maintain and cultivate a positive working relationship with your client. Work with the owner PMC.
• Address problems with the owner and PMC as soon as they arise, such as issues with equipment and documentation supplied by the owner, delays brought on by the owner and PMC, late requests for scope revisions, the approval cycle, varying site circumstances, and modifications to the contract's terms.
• Create and adhere to an efficient communication protocol Respond to owner/PMC vocal commands.
• Interaction with other owner contractors
• Deal with cultural issues and how they affect the project.

Course Outlines

•  Introduction and a Summary of the Workshop
• Track Record, Causes of Failure, and Warning Signs of Failed Projects EPC Contracts: The Bidding and Execution Process
• Resolution of Conflicts and Claims Risk Management EPC
• Changes in Scope
• Budget and Time Management Planning and implementing a project
• rapping up the PMC Workshop with the Owner (Client)