In the past, I have provided extensively detailed methodologies, schedule fragnets, & templates on how to develop and deploy Engineering deliverables in a Schedule. Then launch this method in parallel to provide precision Earned Value Analysis. However, in my opinion, the detailed explanation may not have made sense to a larger group of readers.
So this is my attempt to provide Engineering deliverables in an Oil & Gas EPC Schedule Simply Explained is as follows:
So this is my attempt to provide Engineering deliverables in an Oil & Gas EPC Schedule Simply Explained is as follows:
- During the selected Engineering Phase, a known set of deliverables were recognized as the scope of work.
- Each EPC company has a set standard of deliverables along with their own rules of credit for achieving progress for those deliverables.
- Upon contract Award, the deliverables are loaded in the schedule with sufficient activity detail granularity and logically tied in order to produce an accurate critical path.
- Once loaded and validated by the project team; the hours typically provided by the estimating department can be resource loaded into the schedule by the planner/scheduler.
- In our opinion the following settings provided an accurate functionality in P6:
- Duration Type = Fixed Duration & Units [in both Projects View & Activity View]
- % Complete Type = Physical [in both Projects View & Activity View]
- Use of Steps is optional but typically not necessary.
Figure 1: Upon Contract Award deliverables are selected
Figure 2: Each Deliverable has a "rule of credit" or milestone chain
Figure 3: Engineering deliverables are loaded in P6, logically tied, &
validated/approved by project team.
Figure 4: As Estimated hours come available, the resources can be loaded in
P6, and once again validated/approved by project team.
Figure 5: Our opinion of utilizing the best settings for "Earned Value" in P6
