November 11, 2021 by Increased project complexity and pressure to improve plant uptime has driven many improvements in the process industry over the past decade. Some of this improvement is a result of identification and repeated implementation of best practices gathered through benchmarking and incorporated into standardized project management systems. Although project management technology has greatly improved over the last 10 years, the industry itself face substantial challenges due to a large knowledge gap developing as seasoned professionals retire and take with them decades of knowledge. This paper will examine how combined project management, risk assessment and asset management tools and methodologies can achieve optimum systems integration capable of addressing every aspect of a project.