Plan
Turn priorities into a clear operating plan.
Define scope, readiness criteria, and success measures early.
USC Consulting Group / Turnarounds & Operational Readiness
On schedule. On budget. Back to full rate.
We apply the same planning and control disciplines to shutdowns, startups, and transitions, and stay through ramp-up.
The management operating system
How the eight disciplines apply to turnarounds & operational readiness.
Every improvement runs through the same connected cycle. Here is what each discipline looks like in this part of the operation.
Schedule
Make the plan workable day to day.
Build an integrated schedule that people, materials, and contractors can meet.
Assign
Make ownership clear.
Assign clear owners for each workstream and critical path item.
Execute
Understand how work actually gets done.
Watch execution closely so delays are seen within the shift.
Follow Up
Keep commitments visible.
Run daily reviews that resolve blockers and confirm commitments.
Report
Give people a useful view of performance.
Give leaders an honest view of progress against plan and budget.
Analyze
Use evidence to understand what is driving results.
Understand the causes of slippage, overruns, and startup issues.
Improve
Turn what the team learns into better ways of working.
Capture lessons learned so the next event starts stronger.
How we work
Built with your team, not about it.
Understand before recommending
Work from facts, live examples, and operational evidence
Involve the people who own the process
Build with the client, not about the client
Lead with curiosity, not diagnosis
Treat the review as learning, not auditing
08 / Turnarounds & Operational Readiness
On schedule. On budget. Back to full rate.
We apply the same planning and control disciplines to shutdowns, startups, and transitions, and stay through ramp-up.
- The challenge
- Major maintenance events and transitions carry schedule and cost risk. Scope grows late, and ramp-up takes longer than planned.
- What USC does
- We freeze scope early, build detailed execution plans, run daily progress control during the event, and manage the ramp-up curve with your team.
- What changes
- Events finish closer to plan, startup is faster, and the operation returns to full performance with fewer surprises.
How we measure progress:
- Schedule adherence
- Cost versus budget
- Time to full rate