An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Advanced Shutdown and Turnaround Management
Maintenance, Risk and Project Management
CLASSROOM DATES
INTRODUCTION
In asset-intensive industries, effective shutdown and turnaround management is critical to maintaining plant reliability, minimizing downtime, and ensuring safety compliance. A poorly executed shutdown can lead to significant production losses, cost overruns, and operational hazards. This Shutdown Management Training Course is designed to equip participants with advanced skills and methodologies to successfully manage the full cycle of shutdowns and turnarounds from planning to execution and close-out.
Focusing on strategic planning, resource optimization, risk management, and performance analysis, this training course presents industry best practices and innovative tools that enhance productivity and cost efficiency. Participants will explore real-world challenges, learn from case studies, and gain hands-on experience in applying shutdown strategies within complex operational environments. This Turnaround Management Course delivers the expertise required to execute shutdown projects that align with business objectives and meet safety, quality, and schedule requirements.
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
This Shutdown Management Course is structured to:
- Develop a comprehensive shutdown works list based on operational priorities
- Create accurate and realistic shutdown budgets
- Define shutdown scope and set clear objectives and performance metrics
- Plan and schedule shutdown timelines, resources, and logistics
- Build and lead an effective shutdown and turnaround team
- Coordinate multidisciplinary activities with clear communication and accountability
- Monitor execution phases using KPI-based performance measurement
- Conduct structured reporting and lessons-learned reviews
- Apply risk identification and mitigation strategies specific to turnaround operations
- Integrate shutdown planning into computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This Shutdown Management Training Course is ideal for:
- Maintenance and Reliability Managers
- Shutdown and Turnaround Planning Engineers
- CMMS Administrators and Technical Support Staff
- Maintenance and Reliability Supervisors
- Materials and Supply Chain Coordinators
- Maintenance Planners and Schedulers
- Operations Supervisors responsible for asset performance
- Key personnel involved in cross-functional turnaround teams
- Contractors and stakeholders engaged in maintenance project delivery
TRAINING METHODOLOGY
Facilitated by industry experts, this Turnaround Management Course is structured around interactive workshops, scenario-based learning, and collaborative group exercises. Participants will engage with case studies, project simulations, and analysis tools to reinforce practical understanding. Discussions will be encouraged throughout to integrate real-world experiences and tailor the training to each delegate's operational context.
The course material includes detailed planning templates, checklists, risk assessment frameworks, and sample documentation that can be directly applied to shutdown projects. By using a problem-solving approach, participants will leave with actionable strategies they can implement immediately.
TRAINING SUMMARY
This Shutdown Management Training Course delivers comprehensive strategies to optimize the planning, execution, and evaluation of plant shutdowns and turnarounds. Delegates will gain a clear understanding of how to lead and manage these complex events with precision, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum return on investment.
By mastering tools for scheduling, budgeting, team coordination, and performance monitoring, participants will enhance their ability to deliver successful shutdowns that align with operational excellence and organizational goals. The course equips professionals to manage high-risk, time-sensitive projects confidently, helping their organizations achieve greater reliability, safety, and cost control in asset management.
TRAINING OUTLINE
Day 1: An Overview of Maintenance Practice and Introduction to Maintenance (Asset) Management & Shutdown
- Definitions of key terms – Basics of Shutdowns, Turnaround and Outages.
- Size of Shutdown
- How to Measure the Success of a Shutdown?
- KPI (Key Performance Indicators).
- What is the Basic Difference between Traditional Project Management and a Typical Shutdown?
- Types of Maintenance - Reactive, and Proactive
- Maintenance in the Business Process
- Evolution in Maintenance Management
- The Principle of Prioritisation.
Risk Management: The Concept of Best and Worst Practice
- Why Systems Fail?
- Cases of Failures From Different Industries
- Failure Analysis and Technical Causes of Failures
- Generic Lessons Learned and Improvements.
Day 2: Overview of Shutdown Planning Phases
- Definitions.
- Business Perspective
- Maintenance Issues.
- Engineering Context.
- Technical Issues.
- Shutdown Phases
- Timeliness and Audits
Structured approach for managing Shutdown Planning
- Initiation.
- Planning.
- Execution.
- Termination.
Day 3: Project Planning & Scheduling
- Importance of Planning and Scheduling.
- Project Management Techniques for Optimisation.
- Network Analysis.
- Critical Path Analysis
- Optimisation of PM Schedules.
- Optimum Resource Allocation.
- Resource leveling
- Resource smoothing
- Resource Planning
- Functions to look for in Your PM Software.
Day 4: Preparation for Shutdown
- Plan shutdown dates and duration
- Prepare shutdown scope of work
- Plan shutdown activities
- Select and build shutdown management team
- Schedule shutdown activities
- Supervise shutdown activities execution
- Shutdown reporting
Day 5: Decision Analysis for Optimisation of Maintenance Activities
- How to get the most of your CMMS?
- Benefits that can result from CMMS.
- Optimum Decisions for Maintenance Policies.
- Unmet needs in Responsive Maintenance.
- Key Features of Next Generation Maintenance Systems.
- Risk Matrix of Shutdowns and Response.
- How to transform Data to Decisions.
- Examples of Approaches and Case Studies.
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EuroMaTech is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.
Euromatech is a Knowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA) approved training institute in Dubai, licensed and approved to deliver training courses in the UAE.
The KHDA is the regulatory authority in the UAE, that oversees administering, approving, supervising, and controlling the activities of various education providers in the UAE. We are proud of our commitment to ensuring quality training courses and status as a KHDA-approved training provider.
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