Theme:

Doing More with Less: A Roadmap to Capital Efficiency

Advanced Work Packaging

Moving AWP to the Next Level
Applying AWP Principles in Action and Expected Outcomes

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Year: Date: Location:
49 2017 Sept 7 Boca Raton, FL
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Facilitator Panel Members

Simone Ponticelli Jamie Gerbrecht Silvana Lara Antonio Monteiro

Business Strategy Global Technology Global Director of Advanced Construction Manager
Senior Consultant Sponsor Work Packaging &
Workforce Planning

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Objectives for today’s session

Å Share AWP fundamentals, definitions, and distinctiveness

Å Discuss implementation between owner and contractor

Å Review roadblocks and barriers for AWP

Å Analyze results and statistics emerging from AWP implementation

Å Identify your status and self reflection

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Fundamentals

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What is Advanced Work Packaging?
Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) is a disciplined approach to improve project productivity and
predictability by aligning planning and execution activities from project setup to startup and turnover

Typical AWP sequence:

1. Determine path of construction
2. Develop CWP plan
3. Develop EWP plan
4. Complete EWP
5. Build CWP
6. Create IWP
7. Construction
CWP - Construction Work Package
EWP - Engineering Work Package
IWP - Installation Work Package
Source: CII IR272-2

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Implementation

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Panel Question #1

Are owners and contractors truly and fully applying

the principals of AWP, or only a few concepts?
Describe some effective implementation methods.

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Implementation – Owner Perspective

Å Management commitment / support

Å AWP champions / leads

Å AWP knowledge / education / training (materials, courses, conferences, etc.)

Å Experience / maturity in fit-for-purpose application of AWP fundamentals

Å AWP plan / staffing / organization

Å Information management and automation / visualization tools integration

Å Subcontractors / vendors engagement

Å Path-of-construction and CWAs / CWPs / EWPs / PWPs

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Implementation – Owner Perspective

Å Workface planning / workface planners / IWPs

Å Constraint management (materials, equipment, scaffolding, personnel, etc.)

Å Controls / tracking / reporting

Å Feedback loop and ongoing improvement

Å Linking compensation to progress / completion of AWP deliverables

Å Assessments

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Implementation – Contractor Perspective
AWP STEP 1 – Defining the Voice of the Customers
• This step focuses on identifying the criteria that will serve as the prioritization
parameters for the project. Key steps include:

1. Understand the client and contractor business drivers.

2. Define project scope and system completion and turnover
requirements and priority.
3. Identify long lead materials & equipment.
4. Identify required specialty construction items (specialized critical
lifts, logistic restrictions, etc.).

• Optimal Execution Timing: JSTEP – Phase 2: Conceptual Design

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Implementation – Contractor Perspective
AWP STEP 2 – AWP Definition
• This step partitions the work scope into Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
Work Packages. Key steps include:

1. Define Construction Work Areas within the plot plan.

2. Categorize Work Areas as modular or stick-built.
3. Define Construction Work Packages (CWP), Engineering Work Packages (EWP),
and Procurement Work Packages (PWP) Area 1

4. Identify the priority sequences for CWPs, EWPs, and PWPs based on STEP 1, Area 2

and establish EPC Level 2 Schedule. Area 3

Area 2 Area 4

Area 5

• Optimal Execution Timing: JSTEP – Phase 3: Preliminary Engineering Area 6

Area 2 - Concrete CWP Area 2 - Concrete EWP Area 2 - Concrete PWP
Area 7
Area 2 - Steel CWP Area 2 - Steel EWP Area 2 - Steel PWP
Area 2 - Piping CWP Area 2 - Piping EWP Area 2 - Piping PWP Area 8

Area 9
Implementation – Contractor Perspective
AWP STEP 3 – EWP and PWP Execution
• This step focuses on the execution and completion of the EWP’s and PWP’s. Key steps
include:

1. Establish the EPC Level 3 Schedule detailing for work activities

within each EWP, PWP, and CWP.
2. Support and track the execution of EWPs and PWPs.
3. Start developing the breakdown of CWPs into Field Installation Area 2 - Concrete EWP

Work Packages (FIWPs).

Area 2 - Concrete CWP

• Optimal Execution Timing: JSTEP – Phase 4: Detail Design

FIWP 1 FIWP 2 FIWP 3 FIWP 4 FIWP 5

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Implementation – Contractor Perspective
AWP STEP 4 – FIWP Execution
• This step focuses on the development, execution, and completion of FIWPs. Key steps
include:

1. Develop FIWP’s a minimum of 90 days before the associated

CWP start date.
2. Progressively detail the construction Level 3 Schedule to a
Level 4 detail identifying FIWPs execution within each CWP.
3. Support and track the execution of FIWPs.

• Optimal Execution Timing: JSTEP – Phase 5: Construction

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Roadblocks and Barriers

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 ECC
AWP is generally seen as scalable for projects of all Survey

types and sizes…

Would you consider AWP to be a scalable process for all types
and sizes of projects?
Percentage of respondents

11%

17%
Yes

No

Not sure

72%

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Panel Question #2

And yet, AWP is not being as widely adopted as we

might expect.
How can some of the roadblocks to implementing
AWP be overcome?

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Question #2 – EPC Perspective

Å Showcase the results of AWP from already complete or in-progress

projects. Benchmark with similar projects.

Å Gain support to implement AWP from owners’ senior management

by reviewing industry cases and results.

Å Create a strong AWP culture and support within the EPCs for its
implementation and execution, as well as engineering and
procurement data standardization.

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Results emerging from AWP

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Mature AWP implementation drives improved project
performance

Source: CII IR319-2

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Panel Question #3

How have you seen AWP positively impact projects

that you have worked on?
Can this positive impact be consistently replicated
on projects?

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Results – Owner Perspective

Å Construction sequencing supported with engineering deliverables alignment /

packaging

Å Timely managing of issues and preparing for safe / in-sequence construction

Å Construction work packaging promoting alignment with bidders

Å Disciplined approach to construction readiness – not mobilizing / starting work

until ready

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 Results – Contractor Perspective
Å Data from a completed EPC direct hire project
– Partial AWP implementation in Engineering and Procurement phases Completed project
3 months ahead of
– Full AWP implementation in Construction phase
schedule
OVERALL PROGRESS
PIPING PROGRESS
PIPING PRODUCTIVITY
100%

2.00 80%

60%
Productivity Scale
§ >1.0 Good
1.00 40%
40%
§ = 1.0 On-Budget
§ <1.0 Bad
20%
20%
Accelerated
realization of PF Historical Piping PF Profile
0.00 0%
Mar 0% Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mar
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Feb Mar
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Incr.
Baseline
Baseline Cum.
Target
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Actual
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Results – EPC Perspective

These numbers are supported by

bench marking developed by Fluor
on current project implementation in
different industries

Did you know?

For every hour spent on AWP,

we can save ~20 hours in the field

AWP has led to:

§ Reduced HSE exposure hours
§ Reduced project cost
§ Increased productivity
§ Schedule certainty
§ Fewer expended labor hours
§ Lower associated indirects

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Implementation – Fluor AWP/WFP

AWP/WFP deployed on 13 projects

and 4 proposals globally
Canada
NWR (AWP/WFP)
Encana (AWP/WFP)
Fort Hills (AWP/WFP)
East Tank Farm (AWP/WFP)
EAME
TCO (AWP/WFP)

United States
Sasol (WFP)
Lyondell (AWP/WFP) New Delhi
LCM (AWP/WFP)
Citrus (WFP) Manila
Greensville (WFP)
Vogtle (WFP)
Mosaic (AWP/WFP)
Santiago

South America
BHP Billiton (AWP/WFP)
Results – Overall Assessment
The following quote and results are from a report from a third party consultant hired by the owner
for a major project in Alberta, Canada.
“The Fluor system for Workface Planning is mature, well developed and is compliant with the
Clients procedures and intent. The creation of IWPs is having a significant positive impact in field
level productivity”

Time on Tools Study

Percent
100%

37.0% 44.0% 47.0%

Direct
27.0% Support
24.0% 24.0%
Delay
36.0% 32.0% 29.0%

COAA Industry Base AWP Project Cycle 1 AWP Project Cycle 2

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Results

Å The drivers behind AWP:

– Design certainty
– Materials certainty PEOPLE
– Planned resources
– Construction driven PLANNING

Å Results expected:
– Improved productivity DELIVERY

– Cost certainty
– Schedule certainty
– Reduced HSE exposure
– Improved quality

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AWP begins with identification of self
status

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Managers should adapt the organizational practices
accordingly to the level of AWP maturity

• Continue investing in AWP implementation

• Increase the flexibility of project managers to
evolve/adapt AWP processes
• Export the project as “world-class” benchmark

• Set ambitious project goals

• Prioritize incremental improvement projects
• Watch out for complacency
• Stick to AWP guidelines

• Set achievable project goals

• Allocate adequate budget during planning
• Identify key roles to drive AWP implementation
• Perform intensive training for all key participants

Source: CII IR319-2

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Questions from the audience

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Facilitator Panel Members

Simone Ponticelli Jamie Gerbrecht Silvana Lara Antonio Monteiro

Business Strategy Global Technology Global Director of Advanced Construction Manager
Senior Consultant Sponsor Work Packaging &
Workforce Planning

Advanced Work Packaging – Moving to the Next Level

End of Presentation
Thank You

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