The Field Development Planning Toolbox
Consultant/Trainer: David Brindle
Participants
Learning Objectives
Training Course can be compressed to 5 Days if required.
Day 1-2
Opportunity Framing
To align a project team at the start of a development, and make sure that team members, decision makers and stakeholders have the same understanding of the aim, constraints and options for the project. Deliverables are:
- Opportunity Statement
- Value Drivers
- Stakeholders
- Risks and Opportunities
- Roadmap
Day 3
Risk Assessment and Management: 1 Day
To learn how to manage risks and opportunities during all phases of the opportunity lifecycle. Deliverables are:
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Register
- Risk Management Process
- Updating the Risk Assessment during the project lifecycle
Day 4
Technical Assurance and Quality Control
To ensure project team staff are qualified for the work they do and that all work is checked to prevent mistakes. Deliverables are:
- Key Deliverables
- Write/Check/Approve
- Quality Plan
- Individual Competence
- Technical Authority Levels
- Ensuring Quality of Key Deliverables
Day 5-6
Concept Identification
To ensure that all possible technical concepts are identified, to show the range of outcomes for a range of subsurface uncertainties and determine feasibility of the project. Deliverables are:
- Subsurface uncertainties
- Uncertainty range and realizations
- Surface decisions
- Decision options
- Screening criteria
- Feasibility
Day 7-8
Contracting Strategy
To determine what project scope will be contracted out, how the contracts will be bundled, the project management organization and the management of contract interfaces. Deliverables are:
- Activity matrix for the project
- Alternative strategies and SWOT analysis
- Proposed strategy, management and interfaces
- List of contracts to be tendered and their value
Day 9
Cost Estimation and Economics: 1 Day
To build an estimate of the project costs, understand the range of cost uncertainty, and screen and rank the project economics against company financial targets. Deliverables and input are:
- Cost Data required
- Cost Estimate buildup
- Contingency, accuracy band, project management
- Economic indicators: NPV, Payback, Cash Sink
- Screening against company targets
- Ranking in Portfolio
- Robustness against uncertainties
Day 10-11
Concept Selection
To compare a shortlist of concepts, select the preferred concept and assess the robustness of the preferred concept in the face of the remaining subsurface uncertainties. Deliverables are:
- Decision Criteria
- Decision Quality for each Key Decision
- The Preferred Concept
- ‘What if’ analysis for remaining uncertainties
- List of supporting decisions for later
Day 12-13
Contract Tactics
To review the contracting market capabilities, both local and overseas, and decide how to tender, award, reimburse, and manage each contract scope. Deliverables are:
- Market Analysis
- Contractor/Client view of each scope
- Tender Tactics for each contract
- Payment Schedule and Incentives
- Local Content
- Contracting Activity Plan
Programme
Training Course can be compressed to 5 Days if required.
Day 1-2
Opportunity Framing
To align a project team at the start of a development, and make sure that team members, decision makers and stakeholders have the same understanding of the aim, constraints and options for the project. Deliverables are:
- Opportunity Statement
- Value Drivers
- Stakeholders
- Risks and Opportunities
- Roadmap
Day 3
Risk Assessment and Management: 1 Day
To learn how to manage risks and opportunities during all phases of the opportunity lifecycle. Deliverables are:
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Register
- Risk Management Process
- Updating the Risk Assessment during the project lifecycle
Day 4
Technical Assurance and Quality Control
To ensure project team staff are qualified for the work they do and that all work is checked to prevent mistakes. Deliverables are:
- Key Deliverables
- Write/Check/Approve
- Quality Plan
- Individual Competence
- Technical Authority Levels
- Ensuring Quality of Key Deliverables
Day 5-6
Concept Identification
To ensure that all possible technical concepts are identified, to show the range of outcomes for a range of subsurface uncertainties and determine feasibility of the project. Deliverables are:
- Subsurface uncertainties
- Uncertainty range and realizations
- Surface decisions
- Decision options
- Screening criteria
- Feasibility
Day 7-8
Contracting Strategy
To determine what project scope will be contracted out, how the contracts will be bundled, the project management organization and the management of contract interfaces. Deliverables are:
- Activity matrix for the project
- Alternative strategies and SWOT analysis
- Proposed strategy, management and interfaces
- List of contracts to be tendered and their value
Day 9
Cost Estimation and Economics: 1 Day
To build an estimate of the project costs, understand the range of cost uncertainty, and screen and rank the project economics against company financial targets. Deliverables and input are:
- Cost Data required
- Cost Estimate buildup
- Contingency, accuracy band, project management
- Economic indicators: NPV, Payback, Cash Sink
- Screening against company targets
- Ranking in Portfolio
- Robustness against uncertainties
Day 10-11
Concept Selection
To compare a shortlist of concepts, select the preferred concept and assess the robustness of the preferred concept in the face of the remaining subsurface uncertainties. Deliverables are:
- Decision Criteria
- Decision Quality for each Key Decision
- The Preferred Concept
- ‘What if’ analysis for remaining uncertainties
- List of supporting decisions for later
Day 12-13
Contract Tactics
To review the contracting market capabilities, both local and overseas, and decide how to tender, award, reimburse, and manage each contract scope. Deliverables are:
- Market Analysis
- Contractor/Client view of each scope
- Tender Tactics for each contract
- Payment Schedule and Incentives
- Local Content
- Contracting Activity Plan