Project Management in Petroleum Industries -General-

1. Lecture
  ・Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK®) fundamentals (by preliminary e-learning, under Project Management Association Japan supervision)
  ・The petroleum industry in Japan (by preliminary e-learning, JCCP)
  ・Project management from the perspective of the oil-refining company, which is the project owner
        a)  Key points of each phase—initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and project closing—and the startup operation after the project 
        b)  Strategy of technology, capital investment, EPC contract, etc.
  ・Project cost management
  ・Construction project simulation, gamification
  ・Team building & stakeholder engagement

2. Workshop (Group Discussions)
  ・Challenges of project management for each participant

3. Site Visit: 
  ・ Refinery and chemical plants:
         a)  Importance for the project manager of owner side
  ・ Engineering companies:
        a)   Advanced work packaging – To improve the productivity and reducing the cost at the construction stage –
        b)  EPC challenges in the sustainable energy era  
  ・ Manufacturer of boilers and turbines: 
        a)  Recent gas turbine and boiler technologies
  ・ Ironworks and manufacturer of stainless-steel pipe
  ・ Non-destructive inspection technologies for predictive life-cycle management

1. Project team building

2. Project management from owners’ perspective

3. Strategic approach to project execution 4. Project cost management, Project risk management 5. Construction project simulation, Gamification program 6. Workshop discussion: Overcoming the hurdles posed by project challenges