AWP is a planned, executable process that encompasses the work on an engineering, procurement, and construction project, beginning with initial planning and continuing through detailed design and construction execution. Put simply, AWP helps to ensure on-time completion that hits cost targets with associated improvements in safety and quality.

Central to AWP is the definition of work packages. AWP defines a number of work packages as discrete scope deliverables:  CWPs, EWPs, PWPs, SWPs, and IWPs (or Construction, Engineering, Procurement, System, and Installation Work Packages). These are organized in a specific hierarchy or relationship that follows project progress from planning to design and through procurement and construction to startup and turnover.

Commitment from management, provision of champions, thoughtful implementation into processes and deliverables, incorporation into contracts, integration with data and technology, and team education are necessary for success. AWP success does not come overnight. However, mature implementers report performance benefits in productivity, cost, safety, schedule, predictability, and quality.

Recent Testimonials

“Our approach to AWP was like assembling a puzzle. The planned Startup sequence drove the Construction assembly order, with Engineering following the same in their design of the puzzle pieces, and procurement providing the puzzle pieces on a timely basis in line with the schedule.”

“It takes a long time until everyone knows exactly what they’re doing. But we got there."