In-Person Masterclass

Strategic Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

From Reactive Firefighting to Proactive Reliability: Mastering Maintenance Planning, Backlog Control, and Wrench Time Optimization

Transform reactive maintenance into a structured, proactive work management system. Master executable job plans, backlogs, and weekly schedules.

2nd – 4th November 2026 Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dammam (GMT +3)08:30 AM – 05:00 PM
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At A Glance

Course Overview

Effective maintenance planning and scheduling is the foundation of reliable, cost-efficient plant operations. This intensive three-day training provides participants with the practical tools needed to transform reactive maintenance into a structured, proactive work management system.

Participants will learn how to develop executable job plans, manage maintenance backlogs, build realistic weekly schedules, improve shutdown and turnaround planning, and use meaningful performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.

Through practical workshops and real-world case studies, attendees will leave with actionable plans and templates that can be immediately applied within their own maintenance organizations.

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Course Duration
3 Days
Format
In-Person Masterclass
Event Code
CS-MPS-005
Certification
Certificate of Attendance
Core Focus
Asset Reliability, Wrench Time & CMMS Optimization
EXCELLENCE

Key Learning Outcomes

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

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Differentiate Roles

Differentiate maintenance planning from scheduling and manage both as separate, vital disciplines.

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Executable Job Packages

Develop complete, executable job packages with realistic labor and resource estimates.

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Optimize Backlogs

Build, analyze, and optimize maintenance backlogs for improved workload visibility and tracking.

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Practical Weekly Schedules

Create practical weekly maintenance schedules aligned with available resources and production requirements.

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Master Turnarounds

Effectively plan and execute shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages while minimizing delays and cost overruns.

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Utilize CMMS & KPIs

Utilize CMMS data and key maintenance KPIs to develop a proactive maintenance roadmap.

Why You Should Attend?

Gain practical, implementation-focused knowledge through real-world workshops rather than theory alone.

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Increase Efficiency

Improve maintenance planning and scheduling to reduce downtime and increase operational efficiency.

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Minimize Costs

Minimize overtime, emergency work, expedited parts, and overall maintenance costs significantly.

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Practical Tools

Leave with ready-to-use tools, templates, and a 90-day improvement roadmap for your organization.

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Master Outages

Strengthen shutdown and turnaround planning to deliver complex projects on time and within budget.

AGENDA

Training Agenda

3-Day Comprehensive Programme

Day 1
Foundation & Work Identification
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MODULE 1: Why Planning & Scheduling Fails
  • The real difference between planning and scheduling.
  • The proactive work management cycle.
  • Economics of no planning: wrench time & overtime.
  • Roles and accountability: planner vs supervisor.
  • Workshop: Rate your own planning function maturity.
MODULE 2: Prioritization & Backlog Control
  • Work request quality standards.
  • Criticality-based prioritization strategies.
  • Reading backlog health and hidden work.
  • Balancing corrective vs. preventive work.
  • Workshop: Build a prioritization matrix and calculate backlog weeks.
Day 2
Job Planning & Execution Control
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MODULE 3: Building the Job Plan
  • Job scoping: turning vague requests into execution.
  • Estimating craft hours accurately.
  • The job package: instructions, BOM, safety, permits.
  • Job kitting, parts staging & plan libraries.
  • Workshop: Build a complete job package for a real plant job.
MODULE 4: Scheduling & Production Interface
  • Scheduling to capacity: forecasting craft hours.
  • The weekly schedule & daily coordination meetings.
  • Negotiating equipment access with production.
  • Absorbing break-in and emergency work safely.
  • Workshop: Build a weekly schedule against capacity constraints.
Day 3
Outages, CMMS & Continuous Improvement
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MODULE 5: Planning Shutdowns & Turnarounds
  • Why turnarounds overrun and cost control failures.
  • Scope freeze & critical path sequencing.
  • Resource, contractor, and material readiness.
  • Execution control and post-event reviews.
  • Workshop: Build a critical-path readiness checklist.
MODULE 6: CMMS, Metrics & Making It Stick
  • CMMS structure for real planning and scheduling.
  • AI-assisted planning vs vendor hype.
  • Metrics that matter: wrench time, PM compliance.
  • Cost visibility and reactive-to-proactive transition.
  • Workshop: Build a 90-day plan & dashboard.
DAILY SESSION BREAKDOWN
08:30 am – 09:00 amRegistration & Coffee Break
09:00 am – 11:00 amCourse Session
11:00 am – 11:30 amNetworking & Coffee Break
11:30 am – 01:00 pmCourse Session
01:00 pm – 02:00 pmNetworking & Luncheon
02:00 pm – 03:00 pmCourse Session
03:00 pm – 03:15 pmNetworking Break
03:15 pm – 05:00 pmCourse Session

Who Should Attend?

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    Maintenance Planners & Schedulers responsible for structuring daily and weekly workloads.
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    Maintenance Supervisors, Team Leaders, and Shift Leaders managing frontline execution.
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    Maintenance, Reliability Engineers & Managers focused on asset uptime and failure prevention.
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    Plant Managers, Asset Managers & Shutdown Coordinators overseeing site-wide turnarounds.
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    CMMS/EAM Key Users & Continuous Improvement Professionals responsible for data hygiene and performance excellence.
MAINTENANCE

Frequently Asked Questions

This intensive 3-day program provides practical tools, methodologies, and best practices needed to transform reactive maintenance into a structured, proactive work management system.

Maintenance Planners, Schedulers, Supervisors, Reliability Engineers, Plant Managers, and Turnaround/Shutdown Coordinators.

The course covers backlog control, wrench time optimization, executable job planning, shutdown planning, and leveraging CMMS data/KPIs for continuous improvement.

The course is delivered as an In-Person Masterclass in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, spanning 3 days (2nd - 4th November 2026).

Individual delegates are USD 2,295, groups (2-4) are USD 2,045/delegate, and corporate groups (5+) are USD 1,795/delegate (Early bird pricing before 18 Oct 2026).

Yes, all participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance from Corsol Corporate Solutions upon successfully completing the training.

Investment & Registration

Event Code: CS-MPS-005  |  2nd – 4th November 2026  |  Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Delegate 1

USD 2,295

Book 1 delegate

Early Bird (Before 18 Oct 2026)

Group

USD 2,045

Book 2 to 4 delegates

Early Bird · Best Value

Corporate

USD 1,795

Book 5 or more

Early Bird · Excl. taxes

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Payment is required within 5 working days of receiving the invoice.

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