Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
تخطيط الصيانة وجدولتها
- Next date
- 15–19 March 2027Online
- Fees from
- £2,950per delegate
- Formats
- Online · Classroom4 sessions
- Duration
- 5 daysCertificate
Overview
Most maintenance work is not difficult technically. What makes the difference between an efficient maintenance organisation and a reactive one is planning and scheduling: having the right job, the right parts, the right people and the right access ready at the right time. Industry studies consistently show that well-planned work takes far less time than unplanned work, yet many organisations still run on breakdowns and daily firefighting. This course teaches the principles and tools of professional maintenance planning and scheduling. Participants learn how work requests become well-defined work orders, how job plans and estimates are prepared, how materials and permits are coordinated, and how weekly and daily schedules are built and protected. The course also covers backlog management, key performance indicators and the effective use of computerised maintenance management systems.
Objectives
- Explain the principles and benefits of maintenance planning and scheduling
- Manage the work order process from request to close-out
- Prepare job plans with accurate scope, resources and estimates
- Coordinate materials, permits and operations support
- Build and protect weekly and daily maintenance schedules
- Manage backlog and prioritisation effectively
- Measure performance using planning and scheduling KPIs
- Use CMMS data to improve planning quality
Who should attend
Maintenance planners and schedulers, maintenance supervisors and superintendents, reliability engineers, CMMS administrators and operations coordinators.
Training methodology
The course follows a week in the life of a maintenance department. Participants process a batch of work requests, prioritise them, write job plans with estimates and material lists, and build a weekly schedule against available labour and operational constraints. Disruptions such as breakdowns and late materials are introduced mid-exercise so participants practise protecting the schedule. CMMS screens and real KPI dashboards are discussed in groups. The course closes with a planning exercise and assessment.
Programme outline
Day1Planning and Scheduling Principles
- Reactive versus planned maintenance
- The cost of poor planning
- Planning and scheduling principles
- Roles of planner, scheduler and supervisor
- Wrench time and productivity
- Organisation of a planning function
- Practical exercise: assessing current maturity
Day2Work Identification and Prioritisation
- Work requests and notifications
- Work order types and coding
- Priority systems and risk-based ranking
- Backlog definition and measurement
- Work order approval and screening
- Emergency work handling
- Practical exercise: prioritising a batch of requests
Day3Job Planning
- Job scoping and site visits
- Writing job steps
- Estimating labour and duration
- Materials, tools and special equipment
- Permits, isolations and safety requirements
- Job plan libraries and standard jobs
- Practical exercise: writing a job plan
- Practical exercise: preparing a material list
Day4Scheduling
- Weekly scheduling process
- Capacity and resource levelling
- Coordination with operations
- Daily scheduling and break-ins
- Schedule compliance
- Integrating preventive maintenance
- Practical exercise: building a weekly schedule
Day5Performance and Continuous Improvement
- Planning and scheduling KPIs
- CMMS data quality
- Feedback and job history
- Shutdown and turnaround interfaces
- Improvement roadmap
- Disruption management exercise
- Final assessment
Dates and fees
Fees are in GBP. per delegate.
Certificate
Every delegate who attends the full programme receives a Harfard Technology certificate of completion stating the course title, duration, dates and venue.
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