Schedule
28–29 January 2025 • Embassy Suites by Hilton Ft. Worth-Downtown • Ft. Worth, TX, USA
Tuesday, 28 January 20257 a.m. Registration and Breakfast8 a.m. Introduction to Project Management Neil Tannyan, Hatch Associates Consultants Inc. This module will provide an overview of project terminology, project definition and setup, project charter, stakeholder engagement, overview of stage gate approaches, communication, team development and management. Safety management plan development and project execution plan (PEP) structure will also be discussed. 9 a.m. Scope Development and Management Sean McCann, United States Steel Corporation This module will cover design basis, facility structure, work breakdown structure (WBS), customer requirements, etc. Financial analysis and business case development, early scope review, and options analysis will be covered. 10 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Project Controls Setup and Earned Value Jeff Kuronen, Hatch Associates Consultants Inc. Developing control budget, work packages, reporting, performance measurement, forecasting and change management. The discussion will introduce engineering work packages and construction work packages. These tools and techniques used to help project managers to plan, monitor, and control projects to keep them on track. Noon Lunch 1 p.m. Engineering Planning and Project Management Matthew Benovic, R. E. Warner & Associates Inc. The module covers: Setup of engineering work packages and correlation with construction work packages, document control, design for safety and hazard and operability, testing, surveying and laser scanning, and value engineering. 1:45 p.m. Engineering Tools Jeff Kuronen, Hatch Associates Consultants Inc. 2:30 p.m. Prefabrication Steve Roloff, The Systems Group 3 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. Procurement and Contracting Neil Tannyan, Hatch Associates Consultants Inc. 4:15 p.m. Schedule development and Management Jim Weinheimer, Middough Inc., and Ted Vrehas, Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor This session will cover various aspects for schedule development, such as types of schedules; level of detail used in schedule; software programs utilized; the level of effort required to develop schedules; and how to organize, breakdown, filter, maintain and update a schedule. The session will cover the importance of breaking down and integrating the owners, engineers, equipment and fabrication suppliers, and constructors; and commissioning, start-up and close-out activities. This session will briefly discuss other aspects of information that can be incorporated into schedules and the information that can be extracted and reported during various phases of a project. 4:45 p.m. Wrap-Up 5–6 p.m. Reception Wednesday, 29 January 20257 a.m. Breakfast8 a.m. Risk Management Sean McCann, United States Steel Corporation New projects and construction are exciting, but also bring risk to the operation that must be identified prior to and during the project. This presentation will discuss an approach to identifying, managing and lowering operational risk. 9:15 a.m. Change Management Jim Weinheimer, Middough Inc. The module covers objectives for design life, vendor quality requirements and surveillance including quality inspections/audit and factory acceptance testing. The material will also review construction quality management. 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Construction Techniques, Ted Vrehas Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor Introduction to construction techniques and terminology: Modularization, types of piling, types of rigging, electrical, welding, shoring, embeds, anchor bolts, etc. The presentation will review various disciplines’ construction techniques at a high level. Discussion will also involve pre-installation fabrication and modularization. 11:30 a.m. Site Logistics and Material Movement Steve Roloff, The Systems Group 12:15 p.m. Lunch 1 p.m. Outage-Based Projects- x Implementing outage-based projects where a significant portion of the construction occurs during a production unit shutdown is the most challenging type of project. This module will discuss outage planning and management techniques to ensure the outage duration is realistic and is achieved. 2 p.m. Commissioning and Start-Up Planning Ray Young, Primetals Technologies This module will cover testing, cold and hot commissioning, and production ramp-up. It includes testing/flushing, first fills, I/O checkout and cold commissioning/hot commissioning; consideration for automation upgrades using off-line testing; and gradual ramp-up versus outage in developing the plan. 2:45 p.m. Break 3 p.m. Practical Session 4:30 p.m. Wrap-Up — Key Factors of Successful Projects: Planning, Teamwork and Communication Neil Tannyan, Hatch Associates Consultants Inc |