executive summary
The WorkFace Planning Approach

The following outlines the basic idea of WorkFace Planning as a technique to improve construction performance.

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- Engineering breaks the Design Areas into a series of Engineering Work Packages (EWP) that are based on and support the path of construction and the Construction Work Packages (CWP) developed by construction.

- Dedicated planners break CWPs Field Installation Work Packages (FIWP)

- Responsible parties (always including foremen) review completeness / accuracy of FIWPs

- Resource Coordinators assign resources to FIWPs

- Construction Management makes integration decisions and final decisions on FIWP release

- Foremen execute FIWPs

- Project controls monitor FIWPs

- Quality assurance audits FIWPs