Advanced Work Packaging (AWP): An Illustration of the Mortar Concept(c)

An Introduction To A New Framework For Successful Construction Project Delivery Olfa Hamdi, MSc Eng, MSc Res

Founder, The Advanced Work Packaging Institute

Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)Achieving Higher Project

Productivity And Predictability

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Today’s talking points

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• The Construction Industry Productivity Dilemma

• Elements of a Successful Project Delivery

• Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)² Structure ² Deliverables ² Practice Model

Ø A vision for our Industry



Note about the webinar

• I hope this webinar provides you with new elements of discussion that you may use to re-think and re-assess your organizations project delivery maturity and identify areas of improvements

• Although the primary research focus is on industrial construction, many elements of this presentation could very well be applied to other conventional construction sectors

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Let's get started...

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How productive is our industry?

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A percentage point increase in productivity is worth $7 billion to the industry as a whole.

The industry is leaving big money on the table!



A Labor-Intensive Business...

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Facing an increasingly challenging global market, the construction industry has remained a labor-intensive business, struggling to achieve higher capital effectiveness.

• Increased Technical Complexity • Remote Geographical Locations • increasingly congested areas• More Stringent Regulatory Requirements • Higher Political Risk; more difficult to insure • Shortage in skilled labor • Workforce availability • Unbalanced supply and demand in terms of engineering, procurement and

project management services• Unstable commodity pricing



What are we trying to do to cut costs?

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Gorgon Project, Australia (source: Chevron.com)



More so than ever, Business and Projects/Engineering concerns are aligned

• Many of these factors are out of control of individual companies and project teams. It is, therefore, more compelling to enhance one's project delivery effectiveness through executing projects the "right way"

• That encompasses mastering project and business risk identification, sharing and management within a project delivery system capable of delivering the promised business value, in a predictable fashion

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Doing the right projects...AND doing projects right!

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How to deliver profitable capital projects?

FieldLaborProductivity

Engineering Quality&Timeliness

ProcurementQuality&Effectiveness

DoingtherightprojectAlignmentofBusinessCase,ScopeandProjectObjectives

ContractingStrategiesInLinewithStakeholders

Capabilities

StrongProjectManagementCapabilities

ReliableConstructability

Strategy

Cost Schedule Safety Operability

Project’sEconomicOutput

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I - Project Outcomes






Capabilities



Strategy



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II - Project Critical Conditions






Capabilities



Strategy



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III - Project Execution Success Indicators






Capabilities



Strategy



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Delivering profitable capital projects requires thinking with the end in mind






Capabilities



Strategy



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Reliable and effective constructability strategy

Definition:Constructability Reviews (CR) are “ the optimum use of construction knowledge in planning, design, procurement, and field operations to achieve overall project objectives". (CII)

A Constructability Review (CR) constitutes an analysis of the plant design (usually performed by experienced construction, maintenance, & operations personnel) intended to reduce costs, save time, ensure quality and safety, as well as enhance the management of risk in the construction phase, during plant operation, and during subsequent maintenance of the facility.

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How effective is your company's CR process?

q Do you start you CR early in definition? (timing)q Do you have multiple CR sessions throughout the definition phase?

(frequency)q Does your primary Construction Manager (CM) participate in the

review? Will you have a new CM at execution? (continuity of strategy ownership and accountability)

q Do you document your CR? (traceability) q Do you provide enough information as input to your CR (such as

models, site reviews, technology considerations)? (quality)q Do you use corporate project knowledge in your CR? (lessons

learned & continuous improvement)q How involved is your project sponsor in the CR? (alignment with

business)

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FieldLaborProductivityEngineeringQuality&TimelinessProcurementQuality&Effectiveness

DoingtherightprojectAlignmentofBusiness Case,ScopeandProjectObjectives

ContractingStrategiesInLinewithStakeholdersCapabilities

StrongProjectManagementCapabilities ReliableConstructabilityStrategy


Project’s EconomicOutput



The Mortar Concept© (MC Concept)

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MC



Linking Together Project Delivery Components:" The Mortar Concept© "

• To enable the holistic effectiveness of all these project delivery components, a project needs to operate within a framework capable of ensuring both the right timing and the optimum quality of information used

• This framework is defined based on two structural features:

1. It needs to support timeliness of decisions through a Project Decision Support System (PDSS©)

2. It needs to ensure accurate project information flow through a workable Project Information Flow Protocol (PIFP©)

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Linking Project Delivery Components" The Mortar Concept© "



Linking Project Delivery Components" The Mortar Concept© "



Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)

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Research & Development History• 4 Year Academia-Industry

Research Collaboration (RT272) • Industry Implementation

Resource – 3 volumes• First Academic Publication on

AWP from The University of Texas at Austin

• Implementation case studies & Validation

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Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) is a project delivery system that emphasizes construction as a primary planning driver

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What is Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)?

“Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) is a work process framework fundamentally based on the idea of thinking with the end in mind. It is designed to allow engineering planning be driven by construction sequencing. Simply put, this is achieved by breaking down the project scope into Construction Work Packages that are fed with Engineering Work Packages.”

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How is that achieved?1. Extending PEPs to the front-end planning phase; "bringing the field

to the office" 2. A focus on field work packages/installation work packages as

project information units 3. Work packaging structure becomes the skeleton of the project; a

workface planner is dedicated to the management of these packages

4. The benefit of a common intuitive project language and tools

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A quick look at the boundaries defining each of the Advanced Work

Packaging (AWP) system deliverables

Key Deliverables:

CWP- Construction Work Packages

IWP- Installation Work Packages

EWP- Engineering Work Packages

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Overall Project

ExhibitofCII/COAART.272

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Construction Work Package (CWP) Boundary


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Engineering Work Package (EWP) boundary


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Installation Work Package (IWP) boundary


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Inside a CWP

CWP Content• Scope description and

constructability strategy • Safety Requirements • Various EWPs (at least one)• Schedule Requirements • Budget (labor

hours/cost/planned productivity rate)

• Quality Requirements • Special Resource Requirements

(tools, equipments etc.)

CWP Features• In line with the overall

construction plan • Typically aligned with a bid

package / multiple CWPs may form one larger bid package

• In alignment with project controls

• Measurable • As independent as possible

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Inside an EWP

EWP Content• Scope of work with equipment

list • Drawings (e.g. general

arrangement and equipment installation)

• Installation and material specifications

• Vendor data • Bill of materials • Additional needed information

such as permitting studies, geotechnical studies etc.

• Connection Points Considerations

EWP Features• Release plan should be

aligned with the construction sequence and priorities

• Content should satisfy various stakeholders requirements

• Planning of EWPs requires construction input!!

• EWPs are discipline and area-driven; connections points expected

• Interface management should be accounted for

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Inside an IWP

IWP Content• Scope of Work• Safety Requirements• QA/QC Requirements• Trade Coordination• Material Take Offs & Locations• Model Shots, Drawings and All

Other Necessary Engineering Information

• Scaffold Requirements• IWP Constraints • Any Other Information Required to

Install the Work

IWP Features• Reviewed and approved by the

supervisory team

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AWP Recommended Practice Model

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An Industry Momentum• Multiple case studies of industrial projects (IR272-2 v3)

reported the achieved benefits of: – 25% productivity improvement– 10% decrease in total installed cost

• Documented the following benefits resulting from AWP implementation: – Greater schedule & cost predictability – Improved safety performance – Reduced engineering rework – Improved quality & stakeholder alignment – Improved contractor profitability – Increased supervision time in the field

• Performance/maturity matrix established

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ENR talking about AWP

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Call for action

Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) constitutes a major competitive advantagefor companies that go through the process of assessing and improving the maturity and effectiveness of their own project delivery capabilities.

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O.H.'s AWP Implementation Roadmap - Level 1

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Update corporate program

Implement AWP

Plan AWP implementation

Obtain AWP capabilities

Establish corporate AWP program

Assess current project delivery system effectiveness

Commit to implementing AWP

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O.H. Vision for AWP and the construction industry

• AWP is currently a strong experience based model; theoretical validation pending

• Aiming for an industry-wide protocol; project information mapping is a first step but it should be executed in parallel to other industry-wide efforts

• The AWP system requires further design – Mostly a human-powered decision making system – Spatial representation of projects needs to be integrated with business

decisions – More to do in terms of quantification, storage, communication of

information – Integration and interoperability are key

• We are still far from automation but we are heading in the right direction – Our industry needs to learn from other sectors and experiences – We need to capitalize on those successful implementations cases– We need to bring in the best talents from the IT sector to

revolutionize our industry

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"We do well bricks...It's high time we tackle

the mortar"

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From Project Management to Project Leadership

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Thank You!Contact:

Olfa HamdiThe Advanced Work Packaging Institute

268 Bush Street #2926, San Francisco, CA, 94104www.workpackaging.org

Email: [email protected]

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