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Calgary - Invitation to the Risk & Readiness Seminar 2008 PDF Print

Balancing Risk and Readiness with State-of-the-art Practices and Tools

Calgary, Alberta Canada November 18th, 2008 — Brett Schroeder, co-founder and Managing Director of AP-Networks, will share his insights into the science of quantifying, managing, and balancing risks with readiness. He will unveil what separates the Best from the Average, and how the Best systemically identify and address the right issues that directly impact business performance. This is based on his experience reviewing and gathering data on hundreds of complex major capital projects across the world, including Alberta.

Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers and Leaders of the following functions will benefit from the seminar:

  • Project Development
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing and Production
The Benefits
  • Learn about Risk and Readiness Management principles and methodologies
  • Find out about the systemization of Risk and Readiness practices
  • Understand the proportionate business balance between Risk and Readiness
  • Ensure your projects have the right Readiness and Risk strategies
  • Enable rapid deployment of Readiness and Risk techniques within your organization
  • Achieve repeatable project and turnaround success
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About Asset Performance Networks
Asset Performance Networks based in the Washington D.C. area is the trusted leader in implementing best practices to drive superior capital project and turnaround performance for the Chemical, Gas, Power, Refining and Upstream (Exploration and Production) industries. Asset Performance Networks boasts an impressive list of clients - e.g. five of the oil super majors and a number of marquee oil, chemical, and energy companies in The Americas, Asia, Europe, The Middle East and Africa. Asset Performance Networks provides an integrated toolkit of products and services to deliver competitive and predictable projects and turnarounds. AP-Networks' complete Delivery and Support model of best-in-class processes, evaluative tools, best practices, industry databases, and other resources are accessible by clients through license agreements. To find out more, please visit http://pyxis.apn-tools.com; http://www.project-pyramid.com/; http://www.turnaround-network.com/; http://www.upstream-network.com/.

 
AP-Networks Presented at AACE's 52nd Annual Meeting PDF Print

Bethesda, Maryland, July 5, 2008 -- Asset Performance Networks exhibited and presented at the AACE International's 52nd Annual Meeting held on June 29-July 2nd in Toronto.  Mike O'Kane, Senior Consultant with AP-Networks, gave a presentation entitled "Trade-off Economics in Refinery and Plant Turnarounds - A Dynamic Decision Making Model." AP-Networks was a gold sponsor for the event and had a booth in the main exhibition hall. 

The AACE Annual Meeting was a 4-day event that included keynote addresses, technical and management presentations, seminars, structured question and answer sessions, and an exhibition of products and services. Asset Performance Networks provided information on our products and services, as well as hands-on demonstrations of the following software products:

  • Turnaround-Network © - The industry leading portal with more than 4,000 users at 100+ sites around the world.
  • NaviTrack ™ - Our new application for turnaround preparation and planning. This software helps individuals and teams automatically generate Turnaround plans, track progress against key milestones, and improve visibility and accountability throughout the ranks of the organization.
  • Pyxis © - Our proven risk analysis and management tool for major capital projects and turnarounds.
About Asset Performance Networks
Asset Performance Networks based in Maryland, USA is the trusted leader in implementing best practices to drive superior capital project and turnaround performance for the Chemical, Gas, Power, Refining and Upstream (Exploration and Production) industries. Asset Performance Networks boasts an impressive list of clients - e.g. five of the oil super majors and a number of marquee oil, chemical, and energy companies in The Americas, Asia, Europe, The Middle East and Africa. Asset Performance Networks provides an integrated toolkit of products and services to deliver competitive and predictable projects and turnarounds. AP-Networks' complete Delivery and Support model of best-in-class processes, evaluative tools, best practices, industry databases, and other resources are accessible by clients through license agreements. To find out more, please visit http://pyxis.apn-tools.com/; http://www.project-pyramid.com/; http://www.turnaround-network.com/; http://www.upstream-network.com/.
 
AP-Networks at Oil Sands Trade Show PDF Print

Bethesda, Maryland July 26, 2007 — Asset Performance Networks sponsored this year's Canada Oil Sands Trade Show and Conference that took place September 19-20, 2007 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The Oil Sands Trade Show & Conference is a 2-day event that unveils the latest technology, products and services available in the industry. Over 8,000 registered attendees from countries across the globe gathered to network, discuss and view innovative advances, investment opportunities, and learn about project updates in the Athabasca Oil Sands. The conference provided attendees with a unique opportunity to discover exactly which strategies and management methods play a crucial role in the development of the industry in future years. Asset Performance Networks was on hand to provide information on our products and services, as well as hands-on demonstrations of the following software products:

  • Turnaround-Network © — The industry leading portal with more than 4,000 users at 100+ sites around the world.
  • NaviTrack ™ — Our new application for turnaround preparation and planning. This software helps individuals and teams automatically generate Turnaround plans, track progress against key milestones, and improve visibility and accountability throughout the ranks of the organization.
  • Pyxis © — Our proven risk analysis and management tool for major capital projects and turnarounds.
About Asset Performance Networks
Asset Performance Networks based in Maryland, USA is the trusted leader in implementing best practices to drive superior capital project and turnaround performance for the Chemical, Gas, Power, Refining and Upstream (Exploration and Production) industries. Asset Performance Networks boasts an impressive list of clients - e.g. five of the oil super majors and a number of marquee oil, chemical, and energy companies in The Americas, Asia, Europe, The Middle East and Africa. Asset Performance Networks provides an integrated toolkit of products and services to deliver competitive and predictable projects and turnarounds. AP-Networks' complete Delivery and Support model of best-in-class processes, evaluative tools, best practices, industry databases, and other resources are accessible by clients through license agreements. To find out more, please visit http://pyxis.apn-tools.com/; http://www.project-pyramid.com/; http://www.turnaround-network.com/; http://www.upstream-network.com/.
 
AACE 51st International Meeting PDF Print

AACE 51st International Meeting

July 15-18, 2007
Nashville, Tennessee

Brett Schroeder (Managing Director) and Jan Jackson (Senior Consultant) of AP-Networks presented a paper on risk management titled,  "Why Traditional Risk Management Fails in the Oil and Gas Sector: Empirical Front-line Evidence and Effective Solutions." The application of traditional risk-models and management principles has proven insufficient to prevent a high rate of project failure in the oil and gas industries. This paper presented tools and techniques to eliminate or contain the most common project risk factors in the oil and gas sector.

 
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