The Advanced Work Packaging Institute (AWPI), is a U.S. based non-profit research and educational organization, for the application of Advanced Work Packaging for the capital projects industry.

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    Alignment: Construction Driven Planning and Work Packaging

    Alignment: Construction Driven Planning and Work Packaging

    The business case for change is quite simply a 25% improvement in field productivity that translates to up to 10% of Total Installed Cos
    Advanced Work Packaging: Past, Present, and Future

    Advanced Work Packaging: Past, Present, and Future

    Ladies and Gentlemen, For decades, the capital projects industry has evolved mostly "offline". Collaborative research within parties...
    (Update) History of AWP and WFP Research

    (Update) History of AWP and WFP Research

    -> Published in 2014 This article is an excerpt of the first published academic thesis on Advanced Work Packaging "Advanced Work...
    AWP Three Main Stages: An Overview

    AWP Three Main Stages: An Overview

    Advanced Work Packaging is defined based on three main phases
    How effective is your company's Constructability Review (CR) process?

    How effective is your company's Constructability Review (CR) process?

    Download the checklist here A strong constructability strategy is one of the key elements to delivering a successful construction...
    Delivering A Successul Project

    Delivering A Successul Project

    A Conversation with Petra Polster  on Advanced Work Packaging

    Background Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) and WorkFace Planning (WFP) are popular topics in Western Canada. The purpose of this...
    Systems and practices: from a fragmented to an integrated approach

    Systems and practices: from a fragmented to an integrated approach

    Goodman et al. (1980) highlighted and documented the need to a new approach for project planning and management. Over case studies...
    Extending Design Information To Operations: What's Stopping Us?

    Extending Design Information To Operations: What's Stopping Us?

    Today, 3D modeling is a common practice, and virtual-reality is a standard tool to show buildings current status. Information modeling in...
    Advanced Work Packaging: Thinking with the End in Mind

    Advanced Work Packaging: Thinking with the End in Mind

    AWP is a disciplined approach aiming to improve project productivity and predictability by aligning planning and execution activities throug
    Is the Last Planner System a Work Packaging Method?

    Is the Last Planner System a Work Packaging Method?

    Traditionally, contractors face a large amount of rework due to both poor field planning and poor coordination between engineering and...
    Work packaging defined: from a project control mechanism to a project planning mechanism

    Work packaging defined: from a project control mechanism to a project planning mechanism

    The concept of breaking down projects into manageable work packages is one of the fundamental concepts of the Project Management body of...
    Can WorkFace Planning Boost Your Field Performance?

    Can WorkFace Planning Boost Your Field Performance?

    First published at PMI online publication What if I invite you to have a walk through any random construction site and observe the...
    Why Work Packaging? The Productivity Challenge

    Why Work Packaging? The Productivity Challenge

    Productivity in the construction industry has been declining in the last four decades especially in comparison to non-farm industries...
    AWP Implementation Challenges

    AWP Implementation Challenges

    AWP is meant to organize and drive the flow of information during the entire project lifecycle following a work packaging logic that is...
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