RLG International Results Stories
A Success Story at an Oil and Gas Company
Onshore and Offshore Support Drives Sustainable Change
Key Objectives
The company invited RLG to continue its work with its Upgrade Project to sustain the upward performance improvement trend established between two campaigns of 2006.
RLG'S PLANNING SUPPORT ONSHORE
RLG project managers supported the leadership teams in preparing for its offshore campaigns through:
- Supervisors Seminars that allowed project leaders to set performance and management expectations with offshore supervision.
- Away Days that combined the importance of safety interventions within an overview of the project work scopes for the entire offshore team.
- Produce the Limit Sessions using RLG's TMP® (Theoretical Maximum Performance) framework brought together over 40 members of eight different organizations to identify a potential savings to the [project name] Campaign.
- Offshore TMP® mini-workshops instigated by RLG project managers offshore in preparation for the operations shutdown.
LEARNING TO BRING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE
After Action Reviews were held immediately after the end of each campaign. These workshops bring together members of all phases of the project to capture actions to be repeated and removed from future planning and execution of UP work.
The continuous improvement cycle (CIC) implemented by RLG has propelled learning within the One Team. Several initiatives were originated by the offshore workforce and implemented, with the originators being rewarded for their initiative. The CIC sustained change and improved safety and delivery performance.
EXECUTION SUPPORT OFFSHORE
RLG focused on improving leadership's day planning and execution focus to drive performance. This focus supported the onshore and offshore teams to deliver the project 'on time, to full scope, and with no harm to people or the environment' by supporting:
- Dirty Planning with the offshore leadership team resulted in improved material and manpower planning and lower work site access restrictions.
- RLG provided individualized coaching to onshore and offshore managers, supervisors, and foremen to identify gaps in their management competency and improve their leadership skills
- RLG improved Work Pack Management, Tool Box Talks, and Permit Flow Processes to support the One Team to deliver consistent and sustainable best in class performance
- RLG facilitated root-cause analysis workshops to drive solutions based on data and to remove inference.
Project Results
DRIVE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
In August 2006, performance had hit lows with non-productive time (NPT) of 50%, 90% work efficiency, and only 5.2 productive hours per man per shift. With RLG's support, the One Team's performance has improved significantly. Work efficiency reached its highest level at 8.8 hours of productive time per man per shift. NPT dropped to 31% and productivity maintained a very strong 97%.
The One Team completed 2007 with a very difficult integrated campaign. Teams from the Engineering and Maintenance installed a new platform Switchboard and Header, removed and replaced the T-300 Tank, completed Riser repairs and Integrity work - all with a Diving Support Vessel alongside the platform - for a total of 82,500 man hours. This was achieved while reaching the milestone of 1,000,000 man hours LTI free.
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