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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    Concord Fundamentals: Construction Work Packages

    January 17, 2020

    Olfa Hamdi

    A comprehensive guide to the purpose, design, and execution of a construction work package.

    The best way to understand the purpose and value of a Construction Work Package is to compare it to the traditional way of managing construction, so let’s start there.

    In most capital construction firms today, the bidding process begins as soon as engineering teams have delivered their initial documentation for a project. At this point, the executable elements of the project are not yet defined — far from it — but leadership teams finally have some initial technical details in-hand. In a good-faith effort to get the project off to a timely start, they initiate contractor negotiations. 

    In the absence of detailed plans and deliverables, however, contractors cannot make fact-based cost estimates or time commitments. As a result, negotiators default to a time-and-materials contract — after all, that’s the only kind of contract that makes sense given the limited available information. Unfortunately, ti...

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    Ways to Keep Check on Your Cost and Schedule

    July 17, 2019

    Olfa Hamdi

    It may take some convincing, but in this article Olfa Hamdi our in-house expert on AWP, explains how the key to making sure your projects stay on schedule and under budget is all about project predictability. Read ahead to understand how Predictability Thinking™ can change your organization's approach to capital projects.

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    The Myths Surrounding Advanced Work Packaging

    May 30, 2019

    Olfa Hamdi

    There are two prevailing opinions that exist in the industry around Advanced Work Packaging, those who see that it is the system the industry needs to course correct and those that are reluctant because they believe it's just the "next big thing." Either way there is no denying that there are some myths swirling around AWP and this article will help clarify common misconceptions. Read this article to learn what AWP is really all about.

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    Advanced Work Packaging Works Within Small and Site-Based Projects

    January 27, 2019

    Olfa Hamdi

    One common misconception about Advanced Work Packaging is that it can only be applied effectively in large multi-billion dollar projects, and is not as easily applied to small or site-based projects. The linked article breaks down how AWP works no matter the size of your project. Click ahead to see what factors make this possible.

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    Solving the Most Common Capital Project Planning Problems

    December 15, 2018

    Olfa Hamdi

    Believe it or not planning is an incredibly strong tool that can help mitigate the most common problems that come with any Capital Project. Having strong planning and scheduling protocols will make you and your team more proactive in addressing the problems that are sure to come. Take some time to click on this link and read about three specific problems good planning can solve for your next Capital Project.

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    Developing your Path of Construction (POC)

    April 14, 2018

    Olfa Hamdi

    A key question typically asked by Owners in AWP structured request for proposals is: "How do you ensure that timing of engineering deliverables supports path of construction?"  First, answering this question requires the existence of the POC prior to the development of the engineering schedule. In other words, if the EPC team is not staffed with a construction management representation during definition and/or detailed engineering, that can be considered an indicator of a weak AWP implementation and may even be considered a disqualifying factor in the future. A weak Path of Construction opens the door for late changes occurring during construction, engineering rework and misalignment with the field requirements. With a weak POC, WorkFace Planning (WFP) as the default process of delivering, executing and managing Installation Work Packages (IWPs) would suffer.

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    Advanced Work Packaging: The Case for a Project Delivery System

    January 22, 2018

    Olfa Hamdi

    At any time during and between phases, work packages provide supervisors with the information necessary to make the most effective decisions to keep a project on the best track. For example, before the beginning of construction, supervisors are able to evaluate what materials should be ordered, in what format, and when these should be ordered depending on the ordering of work packages. This ensures that no package starts before materials are ready and no materials are sitting unused.

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    In capital projects, less is more!

    January 8, 2017

    Olfa Hamdi

    Every industry is somehow governed by a set of unspoken rules and assumptions defining what makes that industry different and unique; a set of ideas that are accepted as general truth by the professionals of the industry at large.

    In the capital projects industry, that assumption currently manifests itself through a wide acceptance of the "insurmountable" unique complexities that characterize construction projects along with a dramatic shift toward the belief that successful project management depends primarily on software tools and practices rather than on people's skills and competencies.

    When I first started in the capital projects management field, I was repeatedly told: "every construction project is unique, construction heavily depends on people and people are unpredictable; that is why most efforts of standardization are somehow inherently doomed to fail and that is why, low office and field productivity in the world of capital projects will continue to characterize our industry f...

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    The Advanced Work Packaging Institute's Glossary

    December 6, 2016

    Olfa Hamdi

    http://www.workpackaging.org/awp-glossary

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    Advanced Work Packaging Gaps

    September 5, 2016

    Olfa Hamdi

    Work packaging is not a new concept. In various forms, construction projects have always divided the work to be performed into smaller portions planned to achieve main objectives including meeting the schedule and budget. Historically, planners have been distant from the workface and lack this proactive process that enables craft workers to perform their work safely, effectively, and efficiently.

    This is accomplished by breaking construction work down (by trade) into discrete work packages that completely describe and cover the scope of work for a given project.

    This process theoretically promotes the efficient use of available resources and permits the tracking of progress. It is then important to mention that work packaging differs from traditional practice. In fact, work packaging is a more structured and disciplined process for the planning and execution of the work to be performed in the field by preparing for a constraint-free execution as early as project definition.

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