Aligning for operational readiness success

Success Story
Written By Rhiannon Foster

An owner-operator client was developing a $30 billion expansion plan for their existing operations. The expansion plan included mine facilities, and non-process infrastructure such as an airport, expanded camp and town, desalination plant, power generation, workshops and roads. 

idoba was engaged to: 

  • Scope the operational readiness tasks, schedule and budget for a 7-year operational readiness program, with particular focus on the non-process infrastructure (which had been overlooked) 

  • Develop and supply an overall framework and strategy for the operational readiness approach 

Solution

  • Gained understanding from both operations and projects perspectives on key deliverables and risks 

  • Highlighted communication flow issues between areas  

  • Provided content knowledge to enable the development of program and task schedules in a short amount of time

 Results & Impact

  • Delivered an accurate costing and schedule to incorporate into the broader EPCM program 

  • Developed an operational readiness approach that connected operations and engineering team  

  • Engaged operations and engineering team 

Rhiannon Foster
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