Powering through the Transition
Navigating the Energy Sector’s Biggest Change since the Discovery of Oil
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2024
- Author: Michael Deighton
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 7 5 4 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 5 7 2 - 6
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Request a sales quoteThe energy transition is underway to low carbon, and energy companies need a guide to navigate through the uncertainties while maintaining an agile workforce. Powering through the Transition: Navigating the Energy Sector’s Biggest Change since the Discovery of Oil delivers key principles to achieve performance excellence for energy managers and engineers, utilizing cutting edge tools and techniques around lean, visual management, scrum, agile and margin improvement methods. Practical and user-friendly, the methods introduced are already showing successful tangible results with super major energy companies backed by the author’s 25-year experience. Strong visual graphics through flow charts and graphical abstracts are included as well as smart deployment methods utilizing digital technology and multiskilling of personnel. Rounding out with a glossary of terms and practical examples, Powering through the Transition gives today’s companies a plan to thrive in low carbon energy markets.
- Change the conversation and introduce a new innovative and visual approach to navigate the uncertainties in the energy industry, working with energy operators to focus on maximizing contract value and improving profitability on the journey to performance excellence
- Understand and establish a ‘Center of Excellence’, providing synergy between business groups supporting the upskilling of the workforce and driving maximum value out of all contracts
- Adapt to low-carbon energy dynamics and learn digital tools that balance benefit and cost
- Visualize development and implementation with flow charts and graphical abstracts
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1. Introduction
a. The changing landscape of the energy industry
b. Alternative Energy – from IOCs to ‘IECs’
c. A new approach
2. Changing the conversation
a. Client contractor relationships the traditional model
b. Moving from adversarial to collaborative relationships
c. Introducing a new partnership model
d. Win-win pain and gain contracting
3. Centre of Excellence
a. Why do I need a centre of excellence?
b. Maximising the output of resources
c. The core elements of a centre of excellence
d. How to set up a centre of excellence
4. Performance Coaching
a. The lean six sigma academy
b. Continuous improvement cultural
c. Huddle board philosophy
d. The lean toolbox
5. Value Delivery Model
a. A lean approach
b. Collaborative working to achieve maximum value
c. Framework for continual improvement
d. Not to exceed contracting
6. Mission Control
a. ‘What gets measured gets managed’
b. Effective dashboards
c. Scrums and huddles
d. Predictable outcomes
7. Margin Improvement
a. Margin improvement process
b. Lost profit opportunities
c. Productivity
d. Zippering plans
e. ‘Real time profit’
8. Knowledge and Innovation Hub
a. Sharpening the Saw
b. Innovation centre
c. Knowledge sharing
9. Effective Competency Management
a. Effective competency management
b. Outcome based programs
c. Integration with existing processes
10. Digitization
a. The balancing act: Cost versus Technology
b. Virtual presence
c. Digital tracking of Hands-on-Tool-Time
d. The digital enabled field operative
11. Alternative Energy
a. The end of an era
b. The shift from fossil to clean energy sources
c. Gearing up for low-carbon energy
a. The changing landscape of the energy industry
b. Alternative Energy – from IOCs to ‘IECs’
c. A new approach
2. Changing the conversation
a. Client contractor relationships the traditional model
b. Moving from adversarial to collaborative relationships
c. Introducing a new partnership model
d. Win-win pain and gain contracting
3. Centre of Excellence
a. Why do I need a centre of excellence?
b. Maximising the output of resources
c. The core elements of a centre of excellence
d. How to set up a centre of excellence
4. Performance Coaching
a. The lean six sigma academy
b. Continuous improvement cultural
c. Huddle board philosophy
d. The lean toolbox
5. Value Delivery Model
a. A lean approach
b. Collaborative working to achieve maximum value
c. Framework for continual improvement
d. Not to exceed contracting
6. Mission Control
a. ‘What gets measured gets managed’
b. Effective dashboards
c. Scrums and huddles
d. Predictable outcomes
7. Margin Improvement
a. Margin improvement process
b. Lost profit opportunities
c. Productivity
d. Zippering plans
e. ‘Real time profit’
8. Knowledge and Innovation Hub
a. Sharpening the Saw
b. Innovation centre
c. Knowledge sharing
9. Effective Competency Management
a. Effective competency management
b. Outcome based programs
c. Integration with existing processes
10. Digitization
a. The balancing act: Cost versus Technology
b. Virtual presence
c. Digital tracking of Hands-on-Tool-Time
d. The digital enabled field operative
11. Alternative Energy
a. The end of an era
b. The shift from fossil to clean energy sources
c. Gearing up for low-carbon energy
- No. of pages: 230
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323917544
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Michael Deighton
Michael Deighton, MENG, CENG, MBA, FIMECHE is a Senior Vice President, and Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers with a wealth of expertise amassed over two decades in the dynamic energy sector, working for the worlds leading international blue chip organizations. His responsibilities include setting operations strategy, delivery of multi-million dollar projects and portfolios, leading the development and implementation of maintenance programs for complex downstream facilities and leading a world class centre of excellence driving innovation and digitization. He has spoken and trained at multiple oil and gas conferences, including ADIPEC, EIC and GASTECH, and elected to the governing body of the latter. He is a Six Sigma Green Belt, earned an MBA for the University of Teesside, a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Newcastle in the UK.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Projects Manager, Kentz, Ltd and Fellow, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, UK