Engineering
Management Plan
The Engineering Management Plan (EMP) is developed in the Project Planning phase.
The EMP defines criteria for engineering works and ensures consistency of processes and outcomes.
Covering all engineering disciplines, design/drafting, document control, design tools, engineering organisation, risk analysis, QA/QC – the EMP is an umbrella plan that covers many sub-plans and procedures.
As Engineering by definition is the planning phase of a project, both engineering planning and execution are covered here. Refer to Field Engineering Management for engineering works covered during the Project Execution phase.
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Engineering Management Planning
Engineering Management planning phase covers the development of criteria and plans that are used by the Engineering/Design/Document Control teams in the execution of the engineering.
Engineering Design Criteria
Design Criteria provide the guidelines for the engineering work and contain information such as functional requirements, reliability, plant design life, codes and standards, expansion capability, ease of maintenance, and any other requirement that the Client wishes the engineering design to incorporate.
Design Criteria is required prior to engineering starting.
Engineering Execution Plans
Engineering Execution Plans are discipline or sub-discipline specific and convey the means by which requirements stipulated in the design criteria will be completed. Execution plans include inspection, investigation & survey, interface limits with other disciplines, design gate review and verification, etc.
Engineering Design/Drafting Plan
The client can select any timeframe or period to run updates at the end of which, a new forecast is developed with supporting project report and look-ahead programme.
Engineering Document Deliverable List
The main register to relay the scope of services, develop budget, progress, forecast, and programmes; the Document Deliverable List is the pinnacle Project Management Tool in the EMP.
Engineering Management Plan Execution
EMP execution phase covers the development of engineering and issue of design documentation at the required level of completion.
Database / Detailed Register
As a minimum, the Detailed Register includes all tagged items that will be present at the completion of the construction.
The Detailed Register is used in BIM, Tender Development, Contract Award, Construction, Commissioning and Handover and includes:
- Deliverables
- MTO tagged items
- MTO non-tagged items
- Engineering check sheets
- Progress weighting, Cost-code and KPI correlation
- Project Data Integration (PDI)
Generic Deliverables
Generic deliverables include any design deliverables that can be, to a large extent, transported from previous similar projects and includes:
- Engineering standard terms, definitions, and acronyms
- General notes plan
- Applicable Standards & Specifications List
- Standard installation and typical drawings
- Signage
- Preferred Equipment List
Specific Deliverables
Specific deliverables are the main component of the Engineering / Design stage.
A full list of time-weighted design deliverables facilitates progress determination, forecasting and reliable project reporting.
Specific Deliverables are provided on a discipline basis which includes:
- Architectural
- Process
- Civil
- Structural, Mechanical, Piping (SMP)
- Electrical, Instrumentation and Control (EI&C)
- Communications, access control, alarms, fire detection, lightning protection
- Geotechnical
- Temporary Works
- Design – Clash Detection & Model Design Reviews
Design Holds Register
The Holds Register is a critical tool for EMP execution and allows design to progress through to Tender based on assumptions on incomplete inter-related discipline engineering.
Design Holds should manifest in the Tender Process as ‘Provisional Cost’ items which are design to provide the expected outcome, and ensure the Tender response make sufficient allowance for the unknown/assumed design component. Examples include:
- Allowing strip footings for civil works when final loading is still to be determined
- Allowing for standard cable sizes when electrical loads are to be finalised
- Allowing for standard architectural finishes while the design is finalised
All Design Holds should be closed out prior to contract award and/or ‘Issue For Construction’ documentation.
Why PDI Forecasting
PDI Forecasting is an Excel JavaScript Add-In for progress measurement, forecasting, reporting and look-ahead programming and programme interface.
The UI has been designed to ensure the highest level of accuracy in forecasting, while minimising the overhead to setup and maintain.
PDI Forecasting seamlessly converts any excel list, register, or schedule into an industry-leading project controls application and manages change in the underlying documents.
RNM Professionals can set up your instance of PDI Forecasting, which is then used by your Project Team for recording progress and expenditure.
Once setup PDI Forecasting automatically and accurately forecast resources required to complete the project, produce look-ahead programmes, and provides detailed reports.
The accuracy of PDI Forecasting increases as the project progresses. This facilitates highly accurate forecasting in the critical stages of contract interfacing and project completion.
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