Maintenance Planning & Scheduling: Best Practices Mastery

Course Description

This comprehensive 5-day course equips maintenance professionals with advanced planning and scheduling strategies to optimize asset performance and reliability. Participants will learn industry-leading techniques for prioritizing work, allocating resources effectively, and implementing proactive maintenance approaches. Through practical exercises and real-world case studies, attendees will develop the skills to create efficient maintenance schedules that minimize downtime and maximize productivity.

Learning Objectives

• Develop and implement effective maintenance planning and scheduling processes
• Apply risk-based prioritization techniques to optimize resource allocation
• Create data-driven maintenance strategies using CMMS and predictive technologies
• Improve cross-departmental communication and collaboration in maintenance operations
• Implement best practices for continuous improvement in maintenance planning

Course Modules

Day 1: Foundations of Maintenance Planning

• Introduction to maintenance planning principles
• Understanding the planning-scheduling relationship
• Establishing a dedicated planning department
• Developing component-level asset files

Day 2: Advanced Scheduling Techniques

• Creating effective weekly and daily schedules
• Prioritizing work based on criticality and risk
• Resource leveling and capacity planning
• Integrating preventive and corrective maintenance tasks

Day 3: Data-Driven Decision Making

• Leveraging CMMS for planning and scheduling
• Key performance indicators for maintenance
• Predictive maintenance technologies and integration
• Data analysis for continuous improvement

Day 4: Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Aligning maintenance with operations and engineering
• Effective communication strategies
• Managing stakeholder expectations
• Implementing a feedback loop for job plans

Day 5: Optimizing and Sustaining Excellence

• Best practices for backlog management
• Continuous improvement methodologies
• Change management for new processes
• Developing a culture of reliability

Practical Wins for Participants

• Reduce reactive maintenance by 30% through improved planning
• Increase wrench time by 15% with optimized scheduling
• Achieve 95% schedule compliance using learned techniques
• Decrease maintenance costs by 20% through data-driven decisions