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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    What is the Path of Construction?

    What is the Path of Construction?

    The linked article can serves as your go-to guide on the all important Path of Construction (PoC). As the capital projects industry goes through a transition, your company can stay ahead of the competition by using resources such as this. Learn all you need to know about the Path of Construction here. #teams #advancedworkpackaging #capitalprojectsmanagement
    Ways to Keep Check on Your Cost and Schedule

    Ways to Keep Check on Your Cost and Schedule

    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. #advancedworkpackaging #predictability #capitalprojectsmanagement
    The Myths Surrounding Advanced Work Packaging

    The Myths Surrounding Advanced Work Packaging

    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. #advancedworkpackaging #productivity #ch
    A Successful Gas Power Plant is a Predictable One

    A Successful Gas Power Plant is a Predictable One

    Some of areas of our industry have tried and true systems, and that is definitely the reality of the building of natural gas power plants. So when a chance to earn a competitive edge on the competition presents itself, it's always worth looking into. This article makes the case for predictability thinking™ as the competitive advantage, read ahead to see why. #advancedworkpackaging #predictability #capitalprojectsmanagement #leadership
    Using Predictability Thinking to Identify Uncommon Threats

    Using Predictability Thinking to Identify Uncommon Threats

    All the buzz surrounding predictability in capital projects may seem overblown, but there is a good reason for it. Applying predictable thinking doesn't just deliver projects on time and on budget, it also helps to identify uncommon problems threatening your capital projects. Examine this article for yourself to see how predictability thinking™ offers a number of ways to give you and your company a competitive advantage. #advancedworkpackaging #predictability #changemanagemen
    Applying Advanced Work Packaging for Your Site

    Applying Advanced Work Packaging for Your Site

    For some, implementing Advanced Work Packaging is daunting not because they don't believe in the system, but because of the large investment that is on the line. However, like most game-changing practices understanding risk and making a calculated decision often pays off in a big way. The linked article will give you some practical steps that will give you the confidence to move forward with AWP on your site. #advancedworkpackaging #smallprojects #leadership #capitalprojectsm
    Leading a Capital Project in Today's Industry

    Leading a Capital Project in Today's Industry

    It's 2019 and winning in the capital projects industry is all about realizing the proven trends that are emerging and capitalizing off of them. One trend many don't want to accept: construction-driven capital projects work best. Read through this linked article to see why this is. #advancedworkpackaging #leadership #changemanagement
    Employing Proven Principles for Capital Project Management

    Employing Proven Principles for Capital Project Management

    Advanced Work Packaging is important in today's industry. The biggest reason is because it's not just some fleeting fad, it is a proven and principled system. This is really what sets AWP apart, and is why your organization needs to be learning what AWP is all about. The linked article goes over the principles in AWP, and we encourage you to read on and learn about them. #changemanagement #Advancedworkpackaging #competitiveadvantage #leadership
    Advanced Work Packaging Works Within Small and Site-Based Projects

    Advanced Work Packaging Works Within Small and Site-Based Projects

    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. #advancedworkpackaging #sitebasedprojects #smallprojects #chemicalprojects
    Solving the Most Common Capital Project Planning Problems

    Solving the Most Common Capital Project Planning Problems

    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. #Advancedworkpackaging #capitaleffectiveness #planning
    The Role Advanced Work Packaging Plays in Boosting Capital Project Success

    The Role Advanced Work Packaging Plays in Boosting Capital Project Success

    Brittanie Campbell-Turner from The Constructrr Podcast interviews Olfa Hamdi, Co-Founder of Concord Project Technologies, on how Advanced Work Packaging can boost Capital Project success. Click here to read the full interview or you can go to this link to hear the full podcast. #Advancedworkpackaging #megaprojects #integration #collaboration
    Advanced Work Packaging Can Create Sustainable Capital Project Organizations

    Advanced Work Packaging Can Create Sustainable Capital Project Organizations

    The linked article is an interview with The University of Texas at Austin Professor Bill O'Brien. The interview is an in-depth discussion on Advanced Work Packaging, its benefits, and key takeaways. Click ahead to read the transcript. #interview #advancedworkpackaging #lessonslearned #megaprojects
    Advanced Work Packaging: The Case for a Project Delivery System

    Advanced Work Packaging: The Case for a Project Delivery System

    At any time during and between phases, work packages provide supervisors with the information necessary to make the most effective decisions
    Advanced Work Packaging Gaps

    Advanced Work Packaging Gaps

    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
    AWP Three Main Stages: An Overview

    AWP Three Main Stages: An Overview

    Advanced Work Packaging is defined based on three main phases

    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 conversation with Petra Polster, currently a senior WorkFace Planning specialist with AECOM, is to discuss major AWP themes and how AWP enhances capital project performance. Biography Petra is a construction leader with a strong background in field planning, WorkFace Planning, and Advanced Work Packaging. Petra is based in Calgary and has over 10 year
    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
    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 knowledge and the execution theory. Early major work packaging research focused on project control, examining the coding relationship of work packages to time, cost, and people as represented by the work breakdown structure (WBS), organizational breakdown structure (OBS), and cost breakdown structure (CBS). The Project Management Institute (
    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 productivity . A considerable number of researchers focused on finding the reasons for the construction industry low productivity. Possible reasons ranged from slow adoption of new technologies and practices to short term nature of contractual agreements (Eastman, 2008). Productivity in the construction industry is influenced not only
    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 based on involving the relevant project stakeholders at the relevant time. Today, while more and more resources are being produced to guide project management professionals into using Advanced Work Packaging, there is little known about the challenges experienced by those who tried and the lessons learned that could benefit many projects in v
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