Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

Maintenance planning: scheduling, work orders, asset performance.

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Date Venue Duration
03 - 07 August 2026 Sandton 5 Days
26 - 30 October 2026 Sandton 5 Days
23 - 27 November 2026 Sandton 5 Days

Course Introduction

This Prospen Africa Maintenance Planning and Scheduling course is crafted to enhance operational excellence by mastering maintenance planning and scheduling, crucial for optimal asset performance. It enables various reliability improvement activities, ensuring faults detected through condition monitoring are addressed promptly to prevent functional failure. The course will equip participants with the essential skills to develop, execute, and improve maintenance planning and scheduling practices, significantly reducing maintenance costs and increasing efficiency.

Course Objectives

After participating in this Maintenance Planning and Scheduling course, you will be able to do the following:

  • Understanding different maintenance strategies and their planning requirements.

  • Analysing maintenance data to create effective plans and schedules.

  • Implementing best practices in planning and scheduling to optimize asset performance.

  • Developing maintenance budgets and resource plans with precise asset data.

  • Evaluating current maintenance planning and assessing areas for improvement.

Who should attend?

The Maintenance Planning and Scheduling course is designed for:

  • Maintenance first line supervisors

  • Maintenance planning supervisors

  • Maintenance planners and schedulers

  • Managers and superintendents focused on enhancing maintenance work processes

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Training Methodology

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.
– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.
– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.
– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.
– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.
– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Training Outline

Module 1: Fundamentals of Scheduling

  • Introduction to Operational Excellence and the Maintenance Management Business Pyramid

  • Exploring Reliability Cantered Maintenance and Asset Maintenance Strategies

  • Understanding the Definitions and Objectives of Planning and Scheduling

Module 2: Planning Maintenance Work Orders

  • Work Order System: Steps, Workflow, and Types

  • Strategies for Planning Work Processes, Scoping, and Detailing

  • Estimating Time and Cost, Selecting Parts and Tools, and Ensuring Job Safety

  • Work Order Closure and Feedback Mechanisms

Module 3: Scheduling Maintenance Work Orders

  • Developing Weekly and Daily Schedules

  • Managing Routine Activities and Resource Staging

  • Assigning Daily Jobs and Managing Work Permits

Module 4: Outage Management

  • Identifying Types of Plant Outages and Managing Outage Scope

  • Outage Management and External Contracting

  • Maintenance Performance Metrics: KPIs, Schedule Compliance, Backlog Indicators

  • Analysing Performance, Identifying Bad Actors, and Establishing an Improvement Cycle

  • Utilizing CMMS Transactional Codes, Work Order Priorities, and Ensuring Data Quality

Module 5: Critical Success Factors

  • Quality of Historical Data in Work Order Systems

  • The Role of Culture and Leadership in Maintenance Processes

  • Establishing a Reliable Program with a Clear Work Process and RACI Matrix

  • Creating and Utilizing a KPI Dashboard for Continuous Improvement

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FAQs – Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

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What is the main focus of the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling course?
This practical masterclass equips maintenance planners, schedulers, and engineers with systematic methodologies to transition from reactive firefighting to structured proactive maintenance. It covers work order management, job estimation, backlog management, scheduling workflows, and maximizing technician productivity (wrench time).
Who should attend this maintenance planning and scheduling training?
This training is ideal for maintenance planners, schedulers, plant supervisors, maintenance engineers, CMMS administrators, operations coordinators, and reliability leads looking to streamline maintenance operations and improve resource utilization.
What core planning frameworks and scheduling principles are covered?
The comprehensive curriculum explores key maintenance execution domains:
  • Planning vs. Scheduling: Defining distinct roles, job scoping, job package preparation, and step-by-step task procedures.
  • Work Order Lifecycle & Backlog: Screening work requests, prioritizing jobs, managing ready-to-work backlogs, and parts staging/kitting.
  • Scheduling & Execution: Weekly scheduling models, daily shift coordination, calculating craft capacity, and emergency work handling.
  • Metrics & CMMS Optimization: Tracking schedule compliance, Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), wrench time benchmarks, and CMMS integration.
How does effective planning and scheduling improve wrench time and lower costs?
By preparing complete job packages—ensuring parts, tools, permits, and instructions are ready before work begins—planners eliminate idle waiting time, increase technician wrench time from industry averages (~35%) up to 60%+, and dramatically reduce emergency overtime costs.
What training delivery formats and learning options are available?
Prospen Africa delivers this course via live interactive virtual classrooms as well as structured in-person corporate workshops hosted at premier business and industrial venues across South Africa and broader Africa.
What certification and planning tools do participants receive upon completion?
All participants who complete the training receive an official Prospen Africa Certificate of Completion. Delegates also receive job planning templates, backlog management spreadsheets, schedule compliance calculators, and post-course email advisory support.

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