TEPCO Open House is October 21!

TEPCO Open House is October 21!

Sep 15, 2021 | Events

Open House + Updates 

Here at TEPCO Solutions, we are more than a project controls company. Along with our services and training, we offer a unique event space available for rental! Over the past year, the team here at TEPCO has brainstormed a local event space suitable for any type of event. After solidifying a solid plan, we came together as a team and made our vision come to fruition. With several updates to the facility, TEPCO Solutions is now open for event bookings!  

Updates Include: 

  • Upstairs balcony with stair access – including an upstairs bar with an iron railing that covers the entire balcony area 
  • Updated walls to cedarwood and paint 
  • Air conditioning to help keep things cool in these hot summer months 
  • Blue slide is now toned down to a neutral color 

With all these updates, TEPCO Solutions is excited to announce our next big event is going to be in celebration of our event venue. We are going to have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony followed by an Open House on October 21, 2021, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  

We will have a wide variety of vendors set up at this event that we will ideally recommend to people for future events. Vendors such as photography, food, desserts, wedding décor, hair + makeup, photobooths, DJ, live music, and more! We look forward to seeing you here!  

Please RSVP at www.tepco.us/open-house and invite your family + friends. 

Events 

Our 2,400 square foot event space and 10,000 square foot office facility can be used for a wide variety of events holding up to 205 people. Whether it is a corporate meeting, family reunion, holiday party or wedding, our space can be turned into your vision!  

Some event ideas that can be held here at TEPCO Solutions are Birthday Parties, School Reunions, Ceremonies, Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners, Concerts, Marathons, Small Business Markets, Company Parties, Holiday Events, Corporate Dinners, Meetings, and much more.  

If you would like more information about the event space, please contact kaylea.gibbs@tepco.us or go to www.tepco.us/venue.  

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WorkPAK is an application designed to help users successfully plan and manage their Projects and Turnarounds.

WorkPAK is an application designed to help users successfully plan and manage their Projects and Turnarounds.

May 20, 2021 | Highlights, Software

WorkPAK is an application designed to help users successfully plan and manage their Projects and Turnarounds.

WorkPAK can easily be implemented across all industries and sites involving Project Management. The dedicated software team behind this powerful platform spent nearly 11 years perfecting its design; paying meticulous attention to detail and developing the application to include requested content and performance capabilities from clients and other Project Controls professionals, all of whom the application is intended for use by (i.e. planners, schedulers, cost professionals, plant managers, materials, logistics, documents controls, maintenance, engineering, etc.).

With our customer-focused approach to design, along with the invaluable feedback we received during select site beta-testing, WorkPAK is currently in successful operation throughout several industries and sites and comes highly recommended by those using the application. The application started off as an access database, but the need to have many users in a single program, without slowing anything down, quickly led us to switch to a .net application. During the development of WorkPAK, we found that a lot of things were hardcoded, so over the last 5 years, our IT has been working on making it more customizable. Instead of being a one-size-fits-all program, sites are able to customize WorkPAK, which enables them to utilize the tool for turnarounds, capital projects, and really any industry out there. We made it where it is robust and flexible enough to fit any industry.

WorkPAK is unique in the sense that it integrates Planning, Cost, and Scheduling within the same program. By combining multiple areas of work within the same database, WorkPAK offers a level of transparency that has been lacking in the Project Controls industry.

System Permissions

WorkPAK combines planning and cost, but also houses inspections, procurement,
safety, maintenance, and much more. While having people from different fields working in the same database is nice for keeping things organized, and consistent, we did recognize the need to implement security measures, so we developed the system permissions. With the creation of the system permissions, users are assigned either edit or view rights, depending on what they need to access the program. For example, a planner will be given edit rights to plan jobs, but will not need to see the Cost portion in WorkPAK. Their permissions would be assigned accordingly, so when the planner logs on, all they would see is their planning portion. For a manager that may need to see everything in WorkPAK, they could be given view permissions, allowing them access to see planning, cost, reports, and everything happening within WorkPAK.

 

Planning and Building Estimates

One of the ways WorkPAK brings together Cost and Planning is by building the 10%
estimate simultaneously. Rates are first assigned to items such as tools, crafts, materials, and more at the system, or global level during implementation. These rates can then be edited at the event level to keep up with price changes. By setting up these rates, as the planners are planning, and adding in these items, WorkPAK is also building the 10% estimate in the background. This allows sites to arrive at their 10% estimate earlier, and without having to seek outbids.

 

Data Warehousing

It’s easier than ever to reference older plans and cost information with WorkPAK’s ability to warehouse historical data. Once complete, plans can easily be hidden from view to keep the interface from getting too busy. If there’s something that needs to be referenced down the road, all it takes is the click of a button to see all the event details again. Building on this, WorkPAK also allows the cloning of jobs or even entire events. Instead of having to plan the same turnaround over and over, the entire event can be cloned, then adjusted as needed.

 

P6 Mapping

WorkPAK allows P6 mapping to make it quicker, and easier to get activities into the schedule. A P6 template is imported into WorkPAK, the corresponding fields between the two programs are then mapped and stitched together, then saved within WorkPAK. Once exported from WorkPAK, the jobs are in an excel spreadsheet already formatted to import to P6 without any data cleanup or manipulation.

 

Custom Fields

We understand that every site is unique,
and a one size fits all software can be challenging to work around. That’s why we developed the Custom Fields option in WorkPAK that allows you to add in any site-specific item you may need.

 

On-Site Developers/Help Desk

One of the greatest compliments we get from clients utilizing WorkPAK is the quick response we provide to any issues or questions they may have. The software developers, as well as the help desk team, are in-house, and place the utmost importance on helping our clients with anything they need. Other applications out there require you to submit a ticket, which may take them days, or even weeks to get to. Our team responds in minutes.

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Introduction to P6 Scheduling | 2008

This Introduction to P6 scheduling course is designed for individuals that have no scheduling experience. Students will gain an understanding of how to navigate in Primavera P6, and utilize key functions required in the basic class. You will walk away with a good comprehension of how to build a WBS, tie logic, and schedule a project.

Duration: 1 Day

Price: $TBD

Introduction to P6 Scheduling | 2008

3315/3315N – Basic Turnaround Cost

Mar 11, 2021 | Training Course Outlines

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Course Introduction

  • Introduction to Cost Review

Section 01: Industry Changes in Cost Management

  • Current TAR Process
  • Suggested TAR Process

Section 02: Turnaround Cost Cycle – High Level

  • Turnaround Phases
  • Turnaround Cost Cycle

Section 03: Cost Breakdown Structure

  • What is a Cost Breakdown Structure?

Section 04: Estimate Development

  • Estimate Timeline
  • Preparation Estimate
  • High Level Scope Estimate
  • Work Scope Estimate
  • Plan Estimate

Section 05: Budget Development

  • Estimate vs Budget
  • Histograms
  • Staffing Plans
  • Bid Sheets
  • Estimate Breakdown Sheets
  • Purchase Orders & Control Budget

Section 06: Preparing for Execution

  • Preparation Activities

Section 07: Cost Tracking & Control

  • Execution Activities
  • Daily Force Reports
  • Daily Timesheets

Section 08: Deliverables to Management

  • What is a Deliverable

Section 09: Closeout

  • Closeout Activities

3308 – Introduction to Cost

Mar 4, 2021 | Training Course Outlines

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Introduction

  • Introduction to Course
  • Skills Required for Cost

Section 01: Cost Management

  • What is Cost Management?
  • Processes
  • Why it is important?

Section 02: Cost Breakdown Structure

  • What is a Cost Breakdown Structure?

Section 03: Estimate & Budget Development

  • Estimate vs Budget
  • Estimate Development
  • Budget Development

Section 04: Cost Report

  • What is a Cost Report?
  • Critical Data included in Cost Report

Section 05: Cost Control

  • Cost Control Steps Overview
  • Cost Tracking Sheet

Section 06: Change Management

  • What is Change Management?

Section 07: Capital vs Turnaround

  • Capital
  • Turnaround

2026T/2026TN – Advanced P6 Scheduling

Dec 15, 2020 | Training Course Outlines

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Section 01: User and Admin Preferences

• Review and adjust specific user and admin preferences to provide an in-depth understanding of how they can affect scheduling

Section 02: Duration and Percent Complete Types

• Hands on review of how activity Duration Type affects schedule calculations
• Hands on review of how activity Percent Complete Type affects schedule calculations, specifically around earned value reporting
• Review common default project settings

Section 03: Utilizing P6 Cost Accounts

• Cost Accounts Relationship to Earned Value Reporting
• Example Utilizing All Earned Value Components
• Cost Account Structure in P6
• Create a Cost Account Structure
• Assigning Cost Accounts to activity Resource Assignments or Expense Assignments

Section 04: Importing and Exporting

• P6 XER file import and Export
• Excel Import and Export
• Exporting and Importing Layouts and Reports

Section 05: Utilizing Cost

• Understand how the Resource Type affects units, cost, and earned value field calculations
• Apply hourly rates to labor, non-labor, and material resources
• Add expense items with cost
• View the overall costs for a P6 project file

Section 06: Allocation Resources

• Setting Up the Resource Assignments View Layout
• Apply Budgets and Assign Cost Accounts in the Assignments View
• Changing Resources on Assignments

Section 07: Resource Leveling

• Leveling Concepts
• P6 Leveling Settings
• Activity Leveling Priorities
• Creating Shift Calendars
• Setting the Resource Limits (Max Units/Time)
• Adjust Resource Limits (Max Units/Time)
• View and Print a Resource Profile Summary

Section 08: Advanced Scheduling Concepts

• Adding Contingency to a Schedule
• Retained Logic and Progress Override
• Calendar Effect on Relationship Lag Assignments
• Calculating Multiple Float Paths

Section 09: User Defined Fields and Global Change

• Define and Create User Defined Fields
• Understanding the Global Change Functionality
• Create and Apply a Global Changes

Section 10: Change Control and Baseline Updates

• Use a P6 Staging Project for Pending Changes
• Performing “What-If” Schedule Analysis
• Apply Approved Changes to a Project
• Baseline Updates with Schedule Changes

Section 11: Reflection Projects

• Understand Reflection Projects
• The Common uses for Reflection Projects
• Create, Edit, and Merge a Reflection Project

1116T/1116TN – Turnaround and Maintenance Planning Process

Dec 15, 2020 | Training Course Outlines

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Section 01:

• Introductions
• Preparation for Planning at a New Site
• Introduction to Event Phases
• Understanding Work Scope Development
• Prepare Walk Down Document Needs (P&ID, Isometrics, ITP, Blind List)
• Utilize Onsite Training Unit and Perform Job Walk Downs
• Complete Work Package Data Markups (P&ID’s, Plot Plans, Picture Templates)
• Introduction to Planning Programs
• Introduction to Planning Templates
• Coding of Activities
• Use of Estimating Toolbox for Durations and Man Hour Entries
• Accurate BOM Creation
• Attaching Data to the Job Plan
• Data Warehousing and Data Mining of Solid Work Plans

Section 02:

• Assignment of Jobs for Planning
• Perform Job Walk Down Per Scope or Work List
• Work Package Data Markups (P&ID’s, Plot Plans, Picture Templates)
• Create Complete Detailed Job Plan Using Materials and Tools
Provided
• Understanding and Performing Job Plan Validations

Section 03:

• Finalize Plan Validations
• Your Plan is Off to The Schedule and What That Means
• A Visit with The Schedulers
• Staffing, Budgeting, Material Requisitioning, Contractor Validations, and Execution
• A Visit with The Cost Department

After this course the student will be able to:

• Apply Learned Planning Processes in A Real-World Environment
• Understand Planning Processes from Scope Development to Schedule Importing
• Obtain 24 PDU’s (Professional Development Units) to PMI (Project Management Institute)
• Create Turnaround and Maintenance Plans with Confidence

2011P/2011PN – Primavera P6 Client FEL Process

Dec 15, 2020 | Training Course Outlines

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Section 01: Capital Integration Overview

• Overview of the client integration of schedules

Section 02: Front-End Loading (FEL)

• FEL Process
• Stage Gate

Section 03: Creating the Enterprise Project Structure

• Understanding the EPS
• Basic EPS build

Section 04: User Preferences

• How users preferences affect the project
• Setting user preferences

Section 05: Creating a Project

• Utilizing the Project Wizard
• Critical steps to know when beginning a project

Section 06: Calendars

• Understanding the calendar functionality
• Understanding Time Periods
• Creating new calendars

Section 07: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• Identifying Standard Capital Project WBS
• Creating a WBS
• Utilizing the WBS

Section 08: Template Development

• Activity & Relationship Types
• Duration & Percent Complete Types
• Adding Activities
• Creating Activity Relationships
• Understanding Lag

Section 09: Activity Codes

• Building Code with Structure
• Creating Activity Codes at Different Levels
• Methods for Assigning Codes

Section 10: Budget Development

• Creating Roles
• Managing Roles
• Reporting on Role Loaded Activities

Section 11: Customizing the Project

• Understanding Group and Sort
• Understanding and Utilizing Filters
• Importing & Exporting Layouts
• Bars, Fonts, and Row Heights

Section 12: Full Template Usage

• Understanding the Template Process
• Utilizing the Template

Section 13: Maintaining & Assigning Baselines

• Understand Baselines
• Creating Baselines
• Utilizing Baselines

Section 14: Scheduling the Project

• Understanding Forward and Backward Pass Calculations
• Understanding Float & Critical Path
• Schedule Log Files

Section 15: Reporting

• Report Window
• Running Reports
• Batch Reports

1126T/1126TN – Advanced Turnaround Planning

Dec 15, 2020 | Training Course Outlines

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Section 01: Phase I – Conceptual

  • Conceptual Development
  • Steering Team
  • Lessons learned
  • TAR Premise
  • Document and Forms
  •  Roles and Responsibilities
  •  TAR Preparation Estimates
    • Scope development
    • Long Lead
    • Planning
    • Scheduling
    • Budget development
    • Facilities and Supplies

Section 02: Phase II – Identification

  • Core Team / Training
  • Plan the Plan Schedule
  • RACI
  • High-level Scope estimate +- 50%
  • Scope Development
  • Scope Challenge / Validation
  • Scope freeze
  • Long Lead Items Procurement
  • Contracting Strategy
  • Premise Documents
  • Planning and Scheduling Staff and Preparation
  • Tar Processes
    • Scope Development
    • RMI / Tier ranking
    • Planning Process
    • Plan Validations
    • CWR / AWR Process
    • Material Management
    • Primary and Secondary Contractor Identification
    • Primary and Secondary Vendor Identification

Section 03: Phase III – Definition

• Finalized Worklist
• Work Scope Estimate +- 30%
• Team Identification and Training
• Detailed Planning and Scheduling
• Task Planning
• Material Requirements
• Equipment Requirements
• Lead Planner Validations
• Internal Team Validations
• Schedule Development
• Project Integration / IFC Decomposition
• Temporary Facility Requirements
• Logistic Needs
• Bids / Staffing Plans
• Kick-Off / Book
• Final Preparations
• Plan Estimate +- 10%

Section 04: Phase IV – Execution

• Final Execution Organization
• Decommissioning
• Report Schedules
• Kickoff Meeting
• Onboarding Craft Personnel
• Test Project Control Systems
• Control Budget
• TAR Execution
• PSSR
• Commissioning

Section 05: Phase V – Closeout

• Post TAR
• Demobilization
• Excess Material Management
• Lessons learned
• Post Tar Critiques
• Close Out Reports

After this course, the student will be able to:

• Apply Learned Project Controls Processes in A Real-World Environment
• Understand Complex Event Processes from Conception to Close Out
• Obtain 24 PDU’s (Professional Development Units) to PMI (Project Management Institute)
• Lead Turnaround and Maintenance Planning Teams with Confidence

2009C/2009CN – Intro to Primavera Scheduling

Dec 15, 2020 | Training Course Outlines

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Section 01: Introduction to Primavera

• Basic navigation
• Toolbars in Default Display

Section 02: User Preferences

• How user preferences affect the project
• Setting user preferences

Section 03: Creating a Project

• Utilizing the Project Wizard
• Critical steps to know when beginning a project

Section 04: Calendars

• Understanding the Calendar Functionality
• Creating New Calendars

Section 05: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• Identifying Standard WBS
• Creating a WBS
• Utilizing the WBS

Section 06: Schedule Development

• Activity & Relationship Types
• Duration & Percent Complete Types
• Adding Activities
• Creating Activity Relationships
• Understanding Lag

Section 07: Resources

• Creating Resources
• Managing Resources

Section 08: Customizing the project

• Understanding Group and Sort
• Understanding & Utilizing Filters
• Importing & Exporting Layouts
• Bars, Fonts and Row Heights

Section 09: Scheduling the Project

• Understanding Forward & Backward Pass Calculations
• Understanding Float & Critical Path
• Float

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