What do experts say about Advanced Work Packaging? (part 1)

In favor of AWP implementation:

Expert A

• Provides an appropriate level of guidance to contractors concerning work face planning

• Productivity and predictability payoffs will win over all project parties

Expert B

• Improves project cost accuracy: more accurate cost estimate and cost tracking due to the better defined scope of work

Expert C

• Is a great tool to draw the workforce around the work to be performed

• Encourages short-term planning for IWP execution and emphasizes constraints removal

• Provide the necessary interface between the work face and the use of scarce resources.

Expert D

• Is an effective approach to increase construction productivity helps matching the engineering sequence with the construction sequence

Expert E

• Reduces the construction schedule

• Reduces the exposure to safety risk

• Emphasizes the front-end consideration and communication

Expert F

• Buy-in business case does exist

• The results are beginning to persuade owners

• More evidence and metrics will become available as advanced work packaging is implemented more dominantly in industry

Expert G

• Model provides the “why” and “how” to consider work face planning through the entire project lifecycle

• Protects construction personnel's time from tasks such as chasing materials

Experts Group H

• Is coherent with leadership from owners and contractors

• Fosters more involvement from engineering

• Fosters cultural changes

Excerpts from Olfa Hamdi's thesis