Electric Power Generation Plants: Management Analysis

Part-I (First week)
Management Processes Procedures on Power Generation Facilities, including Continuous Improvement Opportunities On Projects

• The Nature of Performance Problems.

• Risks on Power Generation Facilities

• Organizational Procedures

• Understanding Continuous Improvement: Company Strategic Direction – Clarify Strategic Objectives – Determine the Unit of Competitive Advantage. What to Improve? What not to Improve? How do establish Improvement Priorities?

• Implementing Continuous Improvement. Including: Setting up measurement standards - How will we know we have achieved the set goal? Implementation, Communication, Organizing, and Motivation Issues. Change Management.

• Proactive Decision Support System.

Part-II (Second Week)
Conducting a Performance Analysis or Audit of Power Generation Facility
·  Current Developments Advanced Issues

• Risk-Based Audits Risk Management

• Self Control Assessment

• Selling Audit Reports Recommendations

• New Tools Techniques

• Business Process Continuous Improvement Methodology

• ISO-9000 Internal Audits

• TQM

Analysis of Planning

• Establishing Scope Objectives

• Preliminary Review of System

• Key Performance Indicators

• Preparing a Tentative Audit Program

Operational Analysis of Power Generation Facility

• Reviewing Operating Policies Documentation, Confirming Procedures.

• Observing Operating Functions Activities

• Examining Financial Operating Plans and Reports

• Testing Accuracy of Operating Information

• Testing Controls

Advanced Issues

• Validating the Analysis Process

• Validating Key Performance Indicators

• Different Production Facility Arrangements

• Analyzing the Major Processes

Audit Control Procedures for:-

• Third-Party Audits

  • Inspections

  • Certifications

• Evaluation of Findings

• Making and Selling Analysis Recommendations

• Change Management.

• Understanding and Managing Resistance to Improvement Recommendations.