June 11, 2015 by June 16th ‐ 17th | Royal Omni Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana Asset Performance Networks (AP-Networks) will be exhibiting at Petrochemical Engineering & Construction 2015 this June. Dan Morlang, Vice President of Capital Project Consulting for AP-Networks, will be on hand with Managing Director Brett Schroeder to answer questions regarding the company’s suite of capital project consulting tools and services. Dan will also be sitting on an expert panel that will address Solutions for Managing Risk. The panel will explore challenges and roadblocks to project success, and strategies for avoiding delays. Brett will be presenting a paper titled “The Next Generation of Capital Project Governance: Data and Information Based Decision Making.” The paper will focus on how governance processes are evolving to take advantage of real-time information from web-based project dashboards and tools in order to increase the likelihood of project success. The Petrochemical Engineering & Construction conference brings together leaders from petrochemical project teams throughout Industry looking to improve their project performance. As a longtime solutions provider for petrochemical companies across the globe, AP-Networks has extensive experience helping clients optimize capital project performance and improve organizational capability. In addition to providing a number of comprehensive project consulting services, including the Value and Competitiveness Assessment for Plant-Based Projects (VCAP) and Project Excellence and Assurance Consulting (PEAC), AP-Networks offers subscriptions to the Capital Project Network. This online portal houses both NaviTrack for Projects and the Project Pyramid. These proprietary tools were developed by AP-Networks, and serve to streamline work process deployment, evaluate project readiness, and gauge organizational alignment. AP-Networks is proud to be the Gold Sponsor of Petrochemical Engineering & Construction 2015. Dan and Brett look forward to engaging with the many capital project leaders who will be in attendance. Visit the Capital Project Network at www.capitalproject-network.com. Click here to register for Petrochemical Engineering & Construction 2015. May 19th – 22nd, 2015 | Austin, Texas, USA This May will mark Asset Performance Networks’ (AP-Networks) 15th consecutive year presenting at the AFPM Reliability & Maintenance Conference and Exhibition (https://goo.gl/FTxCWb). Senior Consultant Phil Richer will deliver this year’s presentation, titled “Optimizing Turnaround Resource Planning.” Phil will examine the relationship between site management and turnaround management, and will explore the link between turnaround complexity, turnaround frequency, and site capability. He will also identify an organizational “tipping point,” after which the chances of achieving a successful turnaround outcome decline sharply. In addition to Phil’s presentation, AP-Networks will facilitate a panel discussion focused on strategies for integrating capital projects and turnarounds. A leading consulting firm for the petroleum, chemical, and energy industries, AP-Networks specializes in helping their clients improve project and turnaround performance. The AFPM Reliability & Maintenance Conference and Exhibition is a high water mark for Industry, and AP-Networks prides itself on its continued presence at the event. This is evidence of the value that the company brings to its clients, and to the project and turnaround field as a whole. AP-Networks will maintain a booth on the show floor throughout the conference. In addition to offering information about the various benchmarking, risk management, capital project consulting, and turnaround consulting services that AP-Networks provides, representatives will be on hand to show off the company’s Turnaround Network. This online portal, located at www.turnaround-network.com, contains AP-Networks’ proprietary tools for turnaround performance improvement. Together with the Capital Project Network (www.capitalproject-network.com) and the Upstream Network (www.upstream-network.com), it represents the company’s commitment to bringing world-class project and turnaround tools to the desktop of every Industry professional. AP-Networks will release more details about their presence at AFPM as the event draws closer. The company urges anyone interested to follow their LinkedIn page for updates (https://goo.gl/piWHbk). About the AFPM Reliability & Maintenance Conference and ExhibitionThis year’s 4-day program focuses on operating company cases studies and includes keynote addresses, technical and management presentations, discussion groups, and an exhibition of products and services. Presentations focus on improving reliability in the refining and petrochemical industry, covering topics such as effective maintenance organization, productivity, equipment reliability, health and safety, training, predictive/preventive maintenance, maintenance and engineering standards, inspection, and innovative reliability technology. For more information, visit: https://www2.afpm.org/forms/meeting/Microsite/RMC15. About Asset Performance NetworksAsset Performance Networks is the trusted leader for improving asset and operational performance in petroleum, chemical, and energy companies worldwide. The company’s solutions are a powerful hybrid of Software as a Service (SaaS) and consulting expertise that generates measurable results. Since AP-Networks was founded, the company has focused on bringing predictability and competitiveness to high-risk events—namely, capital projects and turnarounds. Industry leaders not only recognize the AP-Networks brand, they insist on the company’s involvement in their most critical improvement initiatives.