Following our previous White Paper on how best to involve the future operator during a project to improve its chances of success, our new White Paper 2019-02 ‘What Processes and Systems Must be Setup by the Operator During Owner Project Execution’ delves more precisely on those deliverables which need to be setup during the project by the operating organisation, to ensure a smooth start-up of the facility.
Certain processes that are needed for project execution will also be used for facility operation; therefore, it is certainly more efficient to set them up from the start in a way that will be useful for the operation phase. Therefore, the setup of those processes and systems are better led by the operating organisation to ensure they will respond to its long-term needs.
Such systems include in particular:
- accounting
- procurement
- logistics
- warehousing and preservation
- preventive maintenance system
- spare parts management
- facility technical documentation and configuration management
In particular for greenfield projects, those processes and systems may have to be set up from scratch and the time required to implement those systems should not be underestimated. It should be included in the project schedule to make sure that the systems and process delivery schedule fits with the project needs. Some of the work will have to start already from the Final Investment Decision onwards, and sometimes even earlier than that, the project control system is ready for execution.
The setup of systems and processes suitable for the future operation of the facility is an essential part of project success. Yet this activity is often underestimated in terms of effort and time and not included in the project scope and schedule. It is essential that those activities be properly assessed, defined and considered by projects even if the responsibility of their implementation lies with the operating teams. Read more details and recommendations in our new White Paper 2019-02 ‘What Processes and Systems Must be Setup by the Operator During Owner Project Execution’
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