WorkFace Planning Conference 2013

AWP & WFP: An Insiders View September 17, 2013

• The Early Days 2003 to 2008

(Lloyd Rankin for Jeph Virtue)

• The Middle Days (Al Wahlstrom)

• COAA Support (Larry Staples)

• The CII Connection (Bill O’ Brien)

• Now and into the Future (Yogesh Srivastava)

Agenda

MANDATE:

Improve how projects were planned and executed to improve

labor productivity and project predictability

The Early Days: 2003 to 2008

FOCUS:

Removing obstacles for the

Construction Contractors and

developing a model focused on

when the contractor gets to site.

The Early Days: 2003 to 2008

LITERATURE REVIEW:

Reviewed the work of Project

Management Institute (PMI), CII,

and the Lean Construction

Institute

The Early Days: 2003 to 2008

STUDY

METHODOLOGY:

Met with industry experts

from Owners,

Construction and

Engineering Contractors,

and Suppliers over a period

of 2 years

The Early Days: 2003 to 2008

Issued draft WFP

model in 2006

The Early Days: 2003 to 2008

WFP website and training

first available 2007-’08

The Early Days: 2003 to 2008

The Middle Times

• Introduction • 2008 – ‘09 Downturn

• COAA CII

Four themes:

Safety Workforce Development Construction Performance Contracts

+ Supply / Demand Projection + Advocacy

COAA Best Practices

Rework Reduction

WorkFace Planning

Bench marking

Supervisory Skills

COAA Best Practices

Construction Performance

• Benchmarking - Alberta Report I with CII

• Benchmarking - Alberta Report II with CII + UofC

• Project Rework Reduction Tool • WorkFace Planning • Advanced Work Packaging with CII

• Project Productivity • Modularization Strategy with ASM

• Aligning Engineering and Construction with CII

Board Advocacy

• Industry Leaders Roundtable – September 2013 • Productivity Opportunities and Challenges

in Alberta – May 2012 • Workforce Challenges in Alberta – May 2011

Next Steps

RECENT ADVANCES William O’Brien, PE, PhD

The University of Texas at Austin

Definitions Model Process

Checklists

Phase I 2009-2011

Process

CII RT COAA docs

Case Studies

Contractual Requirements Process Integration

Job Roles Assessment Tools

Example

Phase II 2011-2013

Implementation

CII & COAA RT Workshops

Interviews & Surveys Case Studies

Challenges

Continuing Experimentation, Validation, & Implementation

So what’s really new? • We KNOW Front End Planning helps projects – Statistics, logic, case examples

• We also have lots of evidence of poor FEP – Too early, not detailed enough, no continuity, not beginning

with the end in mind

(see next slide)

So what’s really new? • AWP is the disciplined extension of FEP processes

connecting the across the project lifecycle – People, processes, tools

– Promotes WFP success

WorkFace Planning: Charting a Future Course

Yogesh C. Srivastava

COAA WFP Committee Co-chair Construction Manager: WorkFace Planning / EWPs

NWR Partnership

COAA WFP Committee

Tools, techniques, and methods developed in one field frequently have applications in others… Failure to exploit the tools, techniques, methods and knowledge developed in disciplines other than one’s own retards scientific progress. — L. Ackoff Russel, Scientific Method, p. 441 (John Wiley &

Sons, Inc., N.Y., 1965).

THE THEME FOR FUTURE!

AWP & WFP

COAA-CII: July 2013 The Team Delivered…

Research Summary IR Vol 1 – Advanced Work Packaging – Design through Workface Execution

− Phase I - slimmed down and minor revisions – focus on process and definitions IR Vol 2 – Case Studies (phase I) IR Vol 3 – Implementation guidance

− Implementation Overview − Contractual Strategy − Implementation Processes Processes and functional descriptions − Templates EWP, CWP, IWP (moved from previous) − Example Small pumping station − Assessment − Glossary

Research Reports (phases 1 & 2)

Future of WorkFace Planning

Owner driven Field focussed Construction domain Starts in

Construction Planner driven Limited E & P

involvement

AWP leads to better WFP Owner, E, P and C / Increased

involvement Field and Module Yard - both Bring it in front line of Project

Execution domain Starts in Preliminary Design Greater Functional and Discipline

involvement AWP – Significant EP involvement Academic and Research aspects Technology matters for AWP/ WFP

Current Implementation Future of WorkFace Planning

THE COMMITTEE DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE

The WFP Committee - Future Works

Get Involved – Steering Committee or regular Membership New Charter in 2013-14 New COAA website and new WFP Library New methods for connecting as larger group Phase 2 of CII-COAA joint research team More works on Functional and Discipline WFP in Modularization Technology systems supporting WorkFace Planning New event – WorkFace Planning Conference in Sept 2013

The Committee Charter

2012/14 Focus Areas

1. Expand the reach of AWP/WFP to Engineering & Procurement domain

2. Increased awareness of AWP and WFP in Contracts 3. Increase participation in WFP Committee and

membership 4. Overhaul of WFP Committee content and

communications 5. Enhance the Academic involvement with Committee

works 6. Bring technology tools to forefront that support WFP

VISIONARY ATTENDEES

…an interactive chance—through spirited discussion, comment, and shared experience to shape the future direction and focus of the Committee’s work.

Charting a Future Course Access, openness, transparency, and participatory

governance Open doors to be part of the WorkFace Planning Committee Introducing its members, shedding light on how they work

and what they do Create an interactive chance—through spirited discussion,

comment, and shared experience To shape the future direction and focus of the Committee’s

work. Join the team and help us plot our roadmap forward

MAKE IT HAPPEN! New 2 tiered base - Steering Committee - Regular Membership Apply Now!