Earn 8 PDH | .8 CEU (Total course 4 modules, 2 hours each)
Module 1 - Project inception - objective, scope, organization development and launch – and project performance metrics
Pre-requisite: Familiarization with industrial or commercial operations and experience in small project implementation.
Time/Duration: 2 hours.
Brief Program Description and Objectives:
This course caters to Engineers, aspiring Project Managers, current Project Managers, Facilities Managers, and Energy Professionals who are involved in – or anticipate involvement in – project management role in the energy arena. This course introduces attendees to the importance of specificity, and clear definition of project objective and scope. Participants are introduced to the S.M.A.R.T goal formulation criteria for the development of project goals and objectives. Once preliminary
objectives or goals are developed, they must be vetted and refined – this course introduces participants to proven approaches on how to assess and refine goals and objectives. As the next step, attendees are introduced to important elements of project organization, with the project manager as the project leader. With the project team assembled, the attendees will learn about the importance of protocols for effective communications – lateral and vertical – and activities associated with successful implementation of projects. Participants will also be introduced to the distinction between single phase contiguous projects versus long multi-segmented, or multi-phase, projects. Dynamics of project flow will be covered and the participants will be introduced to mainstream project management tools and metrics.
Topics to be covered:
- Energy Project Objective, Scope, Basic Assumptions and Goal Setting
- Energy Project Screening/Vetting
- Project team organization, management approval and protocol for communications and transactions
- Phased Implementation of Long Multi-Segmented Projects
- Development of functional specifications of the system or process
- Project Management Tools
- Project Schedule development
- Project Mapping and Flow
- Project Performance Metrics
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Module 2 - Proven best practices and methods for effective and successful project implementation
Time/Duration: 2 hours.
Brief Program Description and Objectives:
This course introduces attendees to important proven best practices associated with construction and implementation phases of typical medium to large size projects. These best practices encompass a wide range of project responsibilities and activities, importance of planning, 5-S process and the importance of work space or work station organization, safe work practices, PPE and its proper use, including elevated work, welding, cutting, employee morale, worker productivity, work place harassment, zero tolerance, etc. Participants are introduced to or refreshed on other critical safety considerations that are rarely covered by many project management courses, i.e. Fire Prevention and Protection, SPCC, RCRA, Arc Flash NFPA 70 E considerations, LOTO and EAP.
Topics to be covered:
- Project Management - Construction and Project Implementation Phase Best Practices
- 5-P, 5-S and 5-C Processes
- Safety in Construction Phase
- PPE, Fire Protection, Elevated Work, SPCC, RCRA, Arc Flash, LOTO, Emergency Action Plan
Module 3 - Skills, Best Practices, Policies and Protocols for Effective and Successful Project Completion
Time/Duration: 2 hours.
Brief Program Description and Objectives:
The best practices discussed in this segment relate to skills, protocols, policies, and methods that gain added importance in the project execution or implementation phases. This segment also assists project managers – or aspiring project managers – in the “ideation” aspect of energy projects, vis-à-vis, where and what to look for in the development or selection of energy project alternatives.
Topics to be covered:
- Construction and Project Implementation Phase Best Practices, Contd.
- Importance of Interpersonal Skills, Clear Communication and Clarification of Expectations on Projects
- Professionalism, Workplace Harassment, Morale and Positive Reinforcement on Projects
- Energy Basics and Energy Savings Project Ideas for Energy Professionals – The “Low Hanging Fruit”
Module 4 - Project Management and Critical Best Practices during Pre-installation, Installation and Commissioning Phases of Energy Projects.
Time/Duration: 2 hours.
Brief Program Description and Objectives:
This course continues with the introduction of attendees to energy cost reduction ideas that can serve as energy project objectives. Participants then learn important proven best practices associated with construction and late implementation phases of typical medium to large size projects. The best practices discussed in this segment relate to major activities, task, skills, protocols, policies, and methods that pertain to latter part of project implementation, system or process commissioning and proper closure of a typical energy project.
Topics to be covered:
- Energy Basics and Energy Savings Project Ideas for Energy Professionals – The “Low Hanging Fruit,” Contd
- Factory Testing – AKA: Factory Acceptance Test
- Receive equipment, material, tools, equipment and supplies for the installation phase
- Pre-mobilization Transfer of Drawings, Technical Data and Important Safety Information
- Required training of installation crew and necessary communications to all concerned
- On-site System Testing - Including demand and energy intensity reduction verification
- Project start-up, commissioning and closure
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Bobby Rauf, P.E, C.E.M, MBA
Bobby Rauf is the President, Chief Consultant and a Senior Instructor at Sem-Train, LLC. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, in the State of North Carolina and is a Certified Energy Manager.
Mr. Rauf was inducted as “Legend in Energy” by AEE, in 2014. He is a published author of multiple engineering and energy books and professional development courses and holds a patent in process controls technology. He’s a member of ASEE, American Society of Engineering Education.
Mr. Rauf develops and instructs professional development or continuing education, energy and engineering skill building, and engineering cross-training courses. Some of his major clients include accredited universities in the US and abroad, major US and international corporations, and governmental institutions. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Gardner-Webb University.
During his long career with PPG Industries, Inc. as Senior Staff Engineer, his responsibilities included development and management of energy and ergonomics programs for multiple manufacturing plants, in the US and overseas. He also provided consultation and training services in the energy, electrical engineering, industrial safety, ergonomics and arc flash arena.
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