Successful Delivery of Flash Track Projects

Cleve Whitener, Lauren Engineers & ConstructorsDon Cahill, TVART311

Are You Ready to Flash Track?

• The industry’s need for speed is ever-increasing

• Fast track projects have become the new normal

• The next paradigm shift is here now

“Flash Track is… Faster Fast Track”

RT 311 - Successful Delivery of Flash Track Projects1. Bob Kohlburn, MC Industrial

2. Cleve Whitener, Lauren Engineers & Constructors

3. Dale Sullivan, S&B Engineers & Constructors

4. Don Cahill, TVA

5. Marty Gamble, Alstom

6. Jesse Gyöngyös, ExxonMobil

7. Jesus M. de la Garza, Virginia Tech

8. John Strickland, CH2M Hill

9. Keith Critzer, ExxonMobil

10. Larry Garrett, Phillips 66

11. Mike Giambra, Matrix Service Company

12. Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi, Georgia Tech

13. Rob Rainbolt, Burns & McDonnell

14. Robert Austin, Georgia Tech

15. Ron Reynolds, Yates Construction

16. Travis Oates, ATC

17. Victor Galotti, Georgia Pacific

Learning Objectives

• Identify gaps in Flash Track knowledge

• Assess your firm’s readiness for Flash Tracking

• Learn to mitigate your Flash Track weaknesses

• Learn to recognize and reduce your Flash Track risk exposure

What is Flash Track?

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FAST TRACK “A time-driven project which by necessity requires some degree of concurrency between Engineering, Procurement and Construction”

FLASH TRACKa heightened degree of concurrency

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When to Flash Track

Competitive Advantage First to market

Emergencies and Disasters

Regulatory Obligations

Flash Track is not for everybody or every project!

Flash Track – New and Heightened Risks

If one fails, all fail…

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QualitySchedule

Volatility

Barriers are human-driven• Executive resistance to a paradigm shift• Availability of the Flash Track A-team• Hierarchical decision-making • Resistance to co-location• Lack of trust

Flash Track – Obstacles

Flash Track Successes

I-35W Bridge

14 months

14 Months Savings

Flash Track Successes

Manufacturing Plant

8 months

3 Months Savings

Flash Track Successes

Chem Plant Control System

3 months

Extraordinary demands warrant

extraordinary measures

Re-Engineered Workflow

RT 311 Has the Solution in 3 parts!

Flash Track Tool

Implementation Guidelines

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Flash Track Tool

Implementation Guidelines

Recommended Actions

Target Improvement Opportunities

“This tool is also valuable for reappraisals and lessons learned!”

Research Methodology

Data CollectionData Analysis

ToolkitDevelopment

External Validation

Literature Review Case Studies Industry Expert Panel Discussions

Delphi AHP

13 Projects

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