Best practices in Brown Field Engineering management

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 Table of contents

1. Brown Field Engineering Life Cycles

2. Overview of an effective Brown Field Engineering

process

3. Budget Engineering Phase

4. Detailed Engineering Phase

5. Cellular Engineering

6. Program and Project Management

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 Overview of an effective Brown Field Engineering Process

Budget Engineering Phase Client Approval Detail Engineering Phase

Budget
Client Work Budget Engineering Budget
Request Engineering Package Engineering
Package Package

Engineering Work Pack

Client Work Request
Destruct + Construct
Work Scopes
Statement Of
Requirements (SOR)
Procurement Scope
Marked up Asset
Drawings (PIDs etc)
Construction Phase

Execution Package

Destruct Work Scope

Construct Work Scope
Construction Plan

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 Overview of an effective Brown Field Engineering Process in more detail

Budget Engineering Phase Detail Engineering Phase

Scope Budget
Review SOR Define scope Budget Engineering
Verification
of Detail Engineering Package
Survey
Resource Engineering Package
Planning

Resource
planning

Client Work Request Client Approval Detailed

Site Survey
Statement Of Budget
Requirements (SOR) Engineering
Package Detail Engineering
Marked up Asset
Drawings (PIDs etc) IFR + IFC
Deliverables

Construction Phase Engineering Work

Pack
Execution Package
Destruct + Construct
Destruct Work Scope Work Scopes
Construct Work Scope
Construction Plan Procurement Scope

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 Budget Engineering Phase

Budget Engineering Phase

Scope Verification Survey
Define scope of Detail Budget
Identify plant and verify Engineering Engineering
Review SOR Asset drawings correct Package
Scope of Work definition
Allocate to cell Identify tie in point document SOW
resource locations, material
condition, size, rating Detailed Engineering CTR
Schedule Engineering CTR
to meet ROS date Quantify destruct and Procurement
construct scope Preliminary procurement costs
costs
Compile results in Scope Level 3
Verification Survey report Schedule Schedule

Client Work Request Client Approval

Statement Of Budget
Requirements (SOR) Engineering
Package
Marked up Asset
Drawings (PIDs etc)

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Detail Engineering Phase

Detail Engineering Phase

Detailed Site Survey

Site design study

Detail Engineering Engineering Work Pack
Tape Measure or laser
dimensional survey of IFR + IFC Destruct + Construct
Plant Deliverables Work Scopes

Datasheets Datasheets
Site Survey Report
Purchase Orders Purchase Orders

Client Approval
Construction Phase
Approved
Execution
Budget
Package
Engineering
Package

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 6. Cellular Engineering

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Cellular Engineering

Cellular Engineering

Small multi disciplinary team

co-operates to deliver work
from initial scoping to final Program / Project Management
delivery to Construction Site

Engineering Cell

Client Approval
Process Mechanical
Client Work Request Budget
Engineering
Piping Electrical
Package

Structural Instrument
Benefits

Maximises team work:

knowledge sharing and team
problem solving (no silo
effect)

Simplifies planning
Engineering
Work Pack
Progress highly visible

Reduces lead times

Maximises productivity
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 Cell Loading

Program Management
Cell Loading

Cell A Client Approval

Client Work Engineering
Program management: Request 1 Cell A Budget
Engineering
Loaded with several small Client Work Packages
short duration work Request 2 1,2,3
packages.
Client Work Engineering Work
Cell B Request 3 Packs 1,2,3

Project management
Project Management
Loaded with one stand alone
work package
Client Approval
Client Work Engineering
Benefits Request 4 Cell B Budget
Engineering
Maximises team loading Package 4

Simplifies WBS Engineering Work

Pack 4
Simplifies progress
measurement