Oil & Gas Industry Quality Management System Auditor/Lead Auditor Training

What are the Goals?

By the end of this Operational Excellence training course in the Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Industry , participants will be able to:

• Prioritise and link improvement activities to achieve the organisation’s strategic objectives
• Manage operational performance using balanced measures and targets  
• Engage stakeholders to collectively remove waste and optimise the whole ‘Value Stream’
• Select the appropriate methods and tools within the improvement framework
• Influence organisational culture and manage changes to support practices in Op Ex

Who is this Training Course for?

• General Managers
• Heads of Departments
• Business Analysts
• Operations Management Personnel
• Field Supervisors, Engineers & Technicians  

Daily Agenda

Day One: Operational Excellence (Op Ex) Perspectives & Strategic Approach

• The Op Ex Building Blocks, Principles, Benefits  
• Op Ex Toolkit in the Oil, Goal & Petrochemicals industry
• Strategy Alignment and Execution Tools – McKinsey’s 7S, Balanced Scorecard, Strategy Map
• Integrated Management of Key Factors to Sustain High Oil & Gas Operational Performance
• Development of Performance Measures in Five Imperatives for Operational Excellence in Oil and Gas Industry
• How Op Ex enhances Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Compliance
• Business Excellence vs Operational Excellence

Day Two: Executing Strategies for Operational Excellence Thru’ Projects

• Project Overview – Project, Program, Portfolio, Benefits
• Responsibilities and Skills of Project Managers in the Oil and Gas Industry
• Project Pipeline Development and Prioritisation
• Project Management Fundamentals - Lifecycle, Constraints, Body of Knowledge
• Project’s Business Case Proposal
• Project Management Toolbox for Scope, Schedule, and Risk Planning 
• Managing Project’s Lifecycle

Day Three: Achieving Process and Operational Excellence

• Embedding Continuous Improvement – Cycle, Philosophy, and Action Plan
• Improving Cross-functional Processes – SIPOC, Swimlane
• Reducing Costs of Quality (COQ)
• Applying Problem Solving and Improvement Frameworks – A3, 8D, and DMAIC  
• Selecting and Applying Improvement Tools - Idea Generation, Data Analysis, and Decision Making
• Enhancing Process Flow with Theory of Constraints (TOC

Day Four: Best Practices for Lean Organization

• The Evolution of “Lean” Practices
• Lean Management 4P (Philosophy, Process, People, Performance) Framework
• The 14 Principles of Lean Organization
• Finding & Eliminating Wastes 
• Optimizing Equipment Availability Thru’ Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Visual Management & Controls – 5S, Kanban, Andon, and Standard Work

Day Five: Leadership Practices for Cultural and Operational Transformation

• Analysing Elements of Corporate Culture 
• Leading Emergent Changes for Operational Excellence
• Resolving Conflicts in Operations 
• Building Consensus Among Varying Stakeholders
• Building High-Performing Teams