CONSTRAINTS IN SCOPE MANAGEMENT FOR TURNAROUND/SHUTDOWN PROJECTS

Turnarounds are unique maintenance projects with a high probability of having many constraints in scope of works which results in time delay, and cost overrun. Constraints are a regular and inevitable occurrence in project management and expected to deliver the results while dealing with them regularly. Management of uncertainty is an essential condition for effective project management. PMBOK® describes Project Scope as the “The work that needs to be accomplished to deliver a product, service, or result with the specied features and functions.” A well-dened and controlled scope will be the primary key to delivering a safe and successful turnaround, in agreed cost and within specied schedules to the organization. The purpose of the project management is to foresee or predict dangers and problems as possible; and to conclude, organize, control, report these so that the project is completed as successfully as possible despite all the risks. Negative effects stemming from such uncertainties can be eliminated by following best practices for turnaround projects. This explores principal constraints of scope management and industry best practices to overcome.