Course Overview
This 5-day intensive certificate course provides maintenance professionals, planners, and reliability engineers with structured methodologies and practical tools to develop optimized maintenance plans that maximize asset uptime while minimizing costs. Participants will learn industry best practices for work identification, prioritization, scheduling, and resource allocation using both traditional and digital planning approaches.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Develop comprehensive maintenance plans aligned with organizational goals
- Apply RCM and FMEA principles to maintenance strategy development
- Create effective work orders with complete technical specifications
- Optimize preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and intervals
- Master maintenance KPIs for performance measurement
- Utilize CMMS/EAM systems for efficient planning
- Implement shutdown/turnaround planning best practices
- Apply lean principles to eliminate maintenance waste
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for:
- Maintenance Planners & Schedulers
- Reliability Engineers
- Maintenance Supervisors & Managers
- Operations Team Leaders
- Asset Management Professionals
- CMMS Administrators
- Plant Engineers transitioning to maintenance roles
Course Outlines
Module 1: Fundamentals of Maintenance Planning
- The planning process lifecycle
- Roles and responsibilities in maintenance planning
- Difference between reactive, preventive, and predictive planning
- Maintenance maturity models
Module 2: Work Identification & Prioritization
- Failure modes analysis for work identification
- Criticality assessment techniques
- Work request screening and validation
- Priority classification systems
Module 3: Maintenance Strategy Development
- RCM-based maintenance task selection
- PM optimization methods
- Task list development (checklists, procedures)
- Spare parts planning
Module 4: Effective Scheduling
- Resource capacity planning
- Weekly schedule development
- Backlog management techniques
- Schedule compliance tracking
Module 5: CMMS Utilization
- Master data management
- Work order lifecycle in CMMS
- Reporting and KPI tracking
- Mobile workforce enablement
Module 6: Shutdown/Turnaround Planning
- STO planning phases
- Critical path method (CPM)
- Resource leveling techniques
- Post-turnaround review process
Module 7: Continuous Improvement
- Maintenance performance metrics
- Planning effectiveness audits
- Lean maintenance principles
- Digital transformation in planning