Course Overview

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling develops a practical approach to preparing maintenance work and organizing its delivery. The course follows the work process from identification and prioritization through job planning, scheduling, execution feedback, and closeout. Participants examine how complete job information, ready materials, and agreed equipment access support consistent maintenance execution.

The program connects work-order management with scope definition, labor estimates, resource coordination, and daily and weekly scheduling. It also considers the planning requirements of outages and the responsibilities shared by maintenance and operations. Participants learn to interpret planning and scheduling measures and use work records to guide future preparation. The focus is on building a clear, repeatable process that brings the right work and resources together at the right time.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the maintenance work cycle and distinguish planning from scheduling responsibilities.
• Apply defined work-request, classification, and priority criteria to maintenance activities.
• Develop a job plan covering scope, work sequence, labor estimates, materials, tools, and safety requirements.
• Assess backlog readiness using the information and resources required for execution.
• Build daily and weekly schedules against available craft capacity and equipment access.
• Identify scope, contractor, and coordination requirements for planned outage work.
• Calculate and interpret schedule compliance and backlog measures using clearly defined work data.
• Use work-order coding, completion records, and execution feedback to improve future plans.

Practical Application

Apply structured planning and scheduling practices to strengthen maintenance delivery and coordinate site resources.

• Consistent schedule delivery: Bring ready work, available craft hours, and agreed equipment access together in weekly schedules shared by maintenance and operations.
• A clear, work-ready backlog: Organize maintenance work by priority and readiness so planners and supervisors can make informed scheduling and resource decisions.
• Well-prepared maintenance jobs: Assemble the scope, materials, tools, skills, and safety requirements before execution to support safe work and quality workmanship.
• Coordinated team execution: Define contributions from planners, supervisors, technicians, and operations, with clear handovers and useful feedback for future planning.