CII Tools Blog Series: Planning and Scheduling

This entry in our CII Tools blog series offers tools that help with Planning and Scheduling.

Planning and Scheduling

Planning for Modularization

IR283-2, Industrial Modularization: Five Solution Elements, Version 1.1

IR283-2 presents five solution elements for increasing the use of modularization on industrial projects: 1) business case process, 2) execution plan differences, 3) critical success factors (CSFs), 4) standardization strategy, and 5) modularization maximization enablers.

It addresses the following modularization issues: assessment of benefits and costs of the modular approach; determination of the optimal level of modularization on a project; methods and timing of modular implementation; isolation of the CSFs that drive modular success; use of standardized modules versus the modular standardized plant; and strategies for overcoming industry-wide barriers to higher levels of modularization.

IR171-2, Prefabrication, Preassembly, Modularization, and Offsite Fabrication: Decision Framework and Tool, Version 1.1 

This resource is designed as a decision-support tool, this guidebook facilitates discussions on the use of PPMOF. Includes a decision timing map, tools for strategic analysis, and suggestions for tactical analysis. Also includes a spreadsheet-based Strategic Analysis tool. Users should have a recent version of Microsoft® Excel and enable macros when using the tool.

Version 1.1 features software update to resolve minor errors.

Planning for Startup

IR121-2, Planning for Startup

This notebook-style toolkit contains 26 tools to help plan successful startup! It details 45 activities that should be noted as part of planning for startup over eight typical phases of a project. Includes the Startup Planning Model.

Look-up Table for Crew Scheduling

IR185-2, Look-up Table for Crew Scheduling

This useful tool includes the Microsoft® Excel spreadsheets that help in selecting crew schedules based on project factors.

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