“MAXIMIZE CAPITAL EFFECTIVENESS”
 Standardize & Automate to Eliminate Wait & Waist

by John Fish

John Fish of FB&D is on the Board of Advisors for the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and works closely with PIP and FIATECH, sister organizations of CII promoting standardization and automation respectively.  John will provide the membership with an overview of what these organizations are doing to improve safety, cost, schedule, and quality for our industry. 

 John is also the chairperson of the CII Community of Practice for Implementation of Front End Planning tools developed by CII.  This community is in the formation stages and we are hoping to get some Gulf Coast participation to share ideas for improving our ability to plan and forecast projects.  This will be an informal discussion of some of the tools developed by CII, FIATECH, CII, and NIST to establish standards that are the base for automation.   Some of standards & tools:
·        Piping Specifications -  162
·        Valve Catalog  -  905
·        Machinery Specifications
·        Vessel Specifications - 25
·        Steel Standards  -  44
·        Use of RFID Tags for Construction and Maintenance
·        Global Valve Cross Reference eCatalog (GVCC)
·        Lean Project Delivery Systems – Eliminate waste in our delivery systems
·        Integrated Information/automation Systems – Transfer of lifecycle information to owners

These are just some of the tools developed that can help us to Maximize Capital Effectiveness.  However, in every case, there are barriers to implementation.  The intent of this meeting is to provide an awareness of these tools, discuss the issues and look for opportunities to implement small steps that will lead to major improvements in project execution and capital effectiveness. Come to the meeting and see how you can help to reset our industry standard of productivity and quality. 

John has over forty years experience in the Engineering and Construction industry (primarily refining and petro-chemical). He was the architect for the S&B/FB&D Internet Project Information Management System (iPIMS), a web based system for collaboration and information exchange.  John has authored several papers and is a frequent speaker on the national level for several professional organizations including Construction Industry Institute (CII), PMI, PIP, and FIATECH. He is a CII Board of Advisor and the Chair of the CII Front End Planning Community of Practice.   John is considered one of the industry systems experts in Front End Planning, Systems Information Development, and Best Practice Execution.  He has worked with numerous owners to assist them in the implementation of Project Management tools and best practices.