Hello and welcome to the first introduction of the Certified EPC Project Managers program
This program will take you step by step through the various aspects of EPC project management
The total program consists of 13 sessions and each session will have on average 3 video parts
So in total you will be able to watch approximately
10 hours of lessons
Let me first of all welcome you to the world of EPC
World that I have been working in for quite a while now, and I must say
a world that still fascinates me
The world of EPC projects is much more diverse than most people will think in almost every industry
You will be able to find EPC projects
although of course the emphasis is still very much on technical projects
But first let me introduce myself
My name is Marco de Booij
I have been in projects and especially in EPC projects for quite a long time now
I started off as a process engineer in the oil and gas industry, where EPC projects are very popular
but pretty quickly
I moved into Project Management
The last decade or so I have dedicated myself to pass on my experience and knowledge through
consulting and training
Originally from the Netherlands
I have always worked in an international environment and I have lived not only in the
Netherlands, but also in the US
in Hong Kong and recently in Malaysia
Certification wise
I have a PMP certification and an RMP certification from PMI and I'm also a certified ESG practitioner
I'm looking forward to going through the various sessions of this program together with you
In order to get everyone on the same page
we will start with an introductory session on EPC projects and in this session we will discuss what
makes an EPC project and what are some of the characteristics of an EPC project
We will also go into some case studies of real life EPC projects
In the next session
session two, we will look more closely at the life cycles within a project and some of the project
management methodologies that are popular around the world and that are also being used in EPC
projects
In session three
we will examine what goes on before the EPC contract is signed between the client and the EPC
contractor
We will focus on the bidding stage and also on contract negotiations
Session four will go into more detail on the actual EPC contracts that are being used worldwide
We will discuss contracts and contract management in general and we will look at physic contracts in
particular
Next topic is the starting or initiation of the project in session five
What makes EPC project special is that much of the project initiation and project planning actually
happens during the bidding phase
In Section 6, we start looking at the major elements of an EPC project
starting with the Project scope
We will discuss requirements gathering
scope statement and importantly we will discuss the concept of a word breakdown structure in this
session
After the scope
we will look at the project schedule in session 7 Main topics in this session will be how to create
and manage a schedule and the principles of critical path planning
Session 8 is dedicated to the money side of the EPC project
We will discuss cash flow
cost estimating and the development of the project budget
In session nine
we will zoom in on one of the more important aspects of an EPC project and that is risk
management
As EPC projects contain large financial and operational risks
good risk management is absolutely critical
We will look at risk management planning
risk identification
risk analysis and risk response development
Another important aspect of EPC project is QHSE management and we are dedicating Session 10 to this
topic
We will discuss the quality aspects of the project
health and safety and we will look at environmental as part of the current trends of ESG
performance
After dealing with the various elements of an EPC project, Session 11 will focus on the execution
phase of the project
In this session
we will look separately at engineering execution
procurement and construction and commissioning execution
Session 12 goes into more detail on project control
The two main topics are progress reporting
And the popular rogress measurement technique of Earned Value Analysis
The final session might be the shortest of the program, but definitely not the least important
This session is all about the closing of the project and we will give special attention to the
handover of all data and documents to the client and the compilation of lessons learned by the EPC
contractor
Throughout the program there will be a number of short quizzes with some multiple choice questions
These quizzes will prepare you for the final exam
This exam is a 50 multiple choice questions exam and if you attended all the online sessions and
pass the exam, you will have earned the Certified EPC Project Manager certification
Thank you for watching this short introduction on the Certified EPC Project Managers program and I am
looking forward to working with you on achieving the certification that goes with this program
I'll see you in the first session