Elevate Your Maintenance Planning Skills

Are you tired of a reactive reliability culture of unplanned breakdowns draining your team’s productivity and morale?
It’s time to transform your maintenance operations with a proven approach. Our 3-day seminar is designed to equip you with the skills to implement a structured maintenance planning and scheduling process. From streamlining work request approval and prioritization to planning, scheduling, executing, and closing out jobs, you’ll master every stage of the work management process.

You’ll learn how to integrate planner/schedulers into your team, fostering a proactive maintenance culture. Plus, discover how to track your progress with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that reflect real improvements. Walk away with the knowledge and tools you need to get ahead of maintenance issues and stay ahead.

Next Available Seminar

  • 15
    Jul

    Maintenance Planning & Scheduling - Hybrid, Live, Web-based

    Central Standard Time (UTC -6:00)
    3 days, 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
    • $1,795.00 excl. Tax

Don’t Let Ineffective Planning Hold You Back

Are you tired of feeling unrecognized and undervalued in your role?

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Dealing with inefficient scheduling and maintenance delays

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Experiencing continuous reactive maintenance cycles

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Limited knowledge of key performance metrics

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Struggling to understand your true role

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Facing challenges without effective strategies

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Missing out on important industry skills and knowledge

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Facing challenges in communicating with your team

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Frustration from ineffective planning processes

By participating in our seminar, you’re taking a crucial step towards being recognized as a valuable maintenance professional in your organization.

You’re Not Alone in the Chaos of Reactive Maintenance

As a Maintenance Planner or Scheduler, you’re often stuck in a cycle of last-minute repairs, unclear priorities, and plans that never get followed. It’s frustrating, but with the right process you can take control and drive real improvement.  But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Here’s What You’ll Learn Over Three Days

Day 1: Build a solid foundation

You’ll learn about the role of planners, how to structure your organization, and how to identify and reduce reactive work.

Day 2: Learn to prioritize and plan effectively

Learn how to prioritize and plan effectively. Turn work requests into job plans, prepare materials, and create schedules your team can execute.

Day 3: Focus on execution and continuous improvement

Focus on execution and continuous improvement. Understand how to close out work, track performance, and use KPIs to measure success.

Agenda

Day 1
Welcome & Orientation
Section 1: Introduction to World Class Asset Management

• Asset Management
• Maintenance Excellence
• Improvement Opportunities

Section 2: Value of Planning & Scheduling

• Importance of Planning & Scheduling
• Improvement Opportunities

Section 3: Planner/Scheduler Roles and Responsibilities

• Planner Responsibilities
• Scheduler Responsibilities
• Planner/Scheduler: Combined Role
• Improvement Opportunities

Section 4: Support Systems

• CMMS – Work Order System
• Improvement Opportunities

Section 5: Partnerships

• Importance of Partnerships
• Improvement Opportunities

Day 2
Sections 1-5 Learning Review
Section 6: Understanding Processes

• Process Guides
• Process Maps/Workflows
• RACI
• Maintenance Workflow
• Improvement Opportunities

Section 7: Identify & Prioritize

• Work Identification
• Work Orders
• Work Prioritization
• Improvement Opportunities

Section 8: Plan

• Planning Maintenance Jobs: Process Steps
• Improvement Opportunities

Day 3
Sections 6-8 Learning Review
Section 9: Schedule

• Scheduling Maintenance Jobs: Process Stages

Section 10: Work Execution & Closeout

• Work Execution
• Work Closeout & Documentation
• Improvement Opportunities

Section 11: Analyze

• Analyze
• Maintenance Metrics
• Backlog Management
• Planner’s Improvement Tools
• Improvement Opportunities

Section 12: Shutdown, Turnarounds and Outages Planning & Scheduling

• STO Planner/Scheduler
• STO Timeline Phases
• Improvement Opportunities

Sections 9-12 Learning Review
Section 13: Planner / Scheduler Improvement Plan Wrap-Up

We Understand Your Struggles in Maintenance

Our mission is to empower you as a critical part of your team.

50 Years of Excellence

With decades in business, we know the challenges you face.

25+ Years of Hands-On Expertise

Our facilitators bring extensive real-world knowledge to each seminar.

“This was one of the very best seminars I have ever been to. This program was awesome. I learned a multitude of tasks to take back to my work locale. The instructor was awesome and the materials were spot-on! Wonderful job!” 

  Jeff P.

3 Easy Steps to to Planning/Scheduling Excellence

Step 1: Register & Secure Your Spot

Choose your seminar and complete the registration process

Step 2: Prepare for Success

Set learning goals and arrange logistics before training

Step 3: Attend & Implement

Join the training, earn your certificate, and apply your knowledge

Get Certified.

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Upcoming Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Seminar Dates

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Take Control of Your Maintenance Future

We understand the importance of your role.

As a maintenance planner/scheduler, you deserve recognition for your vital contributions. Our public seminars are designed to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge to elevate your effectiveness. By attending, you’ll learn how to create structured processes that significantly reduce reactive maintenance and improve your team’s performance. Seize this opportunity to showcase your value and transform your maintenance planning approach.