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PS400: Maintenance Planning & Scheduling for the Frontline

Learn what the maintenance planning & scheduling process looks like on the frontline, how it makes your job easier, how it secures your safety, and what to do to drive high quality maintenance execution.

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Course Objectives


The PS400 Maintenance Planning & Scheduling for the Frontline course gives you a clear, practical understanding of how planning and scheduling actually works. This is a simplified and condensed version of our flagship PS100 course. It strips away the complexity of high-level management frameworks and focuses entirely on the knowledge that matters to frontline technicians and operators.

What Planning & Scheduling (P&S) Actually Is

You will learn what planning & scheduling is, how it works, and why it matters to your workday.

How Planning & Scheduling Eliminates the Chaos on the Plant Floor

Your Role in Making Planning & Scheduling Work

How Planning Makes Your Job Easier

How a Properly Planned Job Protects Your Time

How to Submit Work Requests That Actually Get Planned Properly

How to Prioritise Work the Right Way

How to Manage Emergency Work Without Derailing Everything

Why Your Feedback Matters

How Safety and Job Satisfaction Improve

Plus much more — from understanding best maintenance practices, planning tools, key performance indicators (KPIs) and how your daily work contributes to them, to recognising the difference between a fully-planned, executable job and a poorly planned one, and effectively managing emergent work during the execution phase.

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Course Structure


This course is designed for technicians and operators like yourself who deal with busy schedules and have no time to waste. It includes 14 brief, yet value-rich lessons delivered in a simple structure. Each lesson is under 12 minutes, totalling less than 2 hours of pre-recorded video. You can work through the lessons at your own pace, anytime, anywhere.

Lesson 1: Introduction

 

We'll walk you through the course, set clear expectations, and show you exactly how to get the most out of it. You'll also learn where to find support if you have questions.

Lesson 2: The Role of Maintenance

 

Lesson 3: What is Planning & Scheduling?

 

Lesson 4: The Value of Planning & Scheduling

 

Lesson 5: What's In It For Me?

 

Lesson 6: Planning & Scheduling as a Process

 

Lesson 7: Creating Quality Work Requests

 

Lesson 8: The Importance of Prioritisation

 

Lesson 9: Maintenance Planning

 

Lesson 10: The Frozen Weekly Schedule

 

Lesson 11: Key Roles in Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

 

Lesson 12: Executing Work

 

Lesson 13: Close Out and The Importance of Feedback

 

Lesson 14: Moving from Reactive to Proactive

 

Meet your teacher

Erik Hupje

My passion is for continuous improvement and keeping things simple. Through the Reliability Academy, I help Maintenance & Reliability professionals around the globe – people like yourself – improve their plant's reliability and their organisation's bottom line.

I am a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Practitioner (CMRP), Certified Reliability Leader (CRL), Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) and a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng).

– Erik Hupjé

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What's Included


14 Lessons inclusive of 2 hours of pre-recorded video

Course slides (PDF), Transcript (PDF) and Audio of all lessons (MP3)

Certificate of Completion (PDF)

CMRP Recertification Credits

Lifetime Access to Lessons

Access to Additional Reading Materials

Access to a Private Discussion Group

Office Hours for Q&A

Payment Option


Full Payment

$295

One time payment.
Quick, easy and best value

We offer volume discounts when you enrol your team. 10% discount for 3 or more students. 20% discount for 10 or more students.

We also offer the following variations of this course:

PS100 – Implementing Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

Maintenance planner working at desktop computer—illustration for Reliability Academy’s PS200 course on advanced planning and scheduling practices
10 Modules
48 Lessons
Final Exam
Certificate

The Implementing Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Course (PS100) provides you not only with the knowledge of how planning & scheduling should work in an industrial environment, but also how to implement it. This course helps you to understand how planning & scheduling will add value to your business. And teaches you how to implement planning & scheduling using a proven framework that combines both project management and change management principles.

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PS200 – Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

Maintenance planner working at desktop computer—illustration for Reliability Academy’s PS200 course on advanced planning and scheduling practices
9 Modules
41 Lessons
Final Exam
Certificate

The PS200 Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Course provides you with the knowledge and understanding of how planning & scheduling should work in an industrial environment and how it adds value.

This course is the same as the PS100 course, but excludes the module on implementation and therefore does not grant access to the implementation framework, tools and templates.

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PS300 – Maintenance Planning & Scheduling for Managers

Maintenance supervisor on the phone while reviewing work orders—used in Reliability Academy’s PS300 course on effective scheduling and communication
6 Modules
16 Lessons
Final Exam
Certificate

The Maintenance Planning & Scheduling for Managers Course (PS300) is a condensed version of the PS100 course.

This course consists of 16 video lessons that tackle all the key concepts around maintenance planning & scheduling that a manager needs to understand so he/she can effectively lead an implementation and/or drive continuous improvement.

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Tool Time Sprint™

Done-With-You solution for corporate teams

 

Most cost effective & sustainable method to implement Planning & Scheduling in your plant

 

Train 10 or more staff as team

 

Great option when training teams in multiple locations and timezones

 

Licensing option to rebrand the training and deliver via your own LMS

 

All the tools and templates you need to develop your P&S process

 

Proven implementation framework

 

Online project management tool

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PS400 FREE COURSE VIDEO #1:

What’s In It For Me


Lesson 5 is all about showing frontline technicians what’s in it for them—how effective planning and scheduling improves their daily work experience. From less stress and fewer breakdowns to better safety, job satisfaction, and pride in their work. 

PS400 FREE COURSE VIDEO #2:

Creating Quality Work Requests


Lesson 7 is all about understanding the importance of creating high-quality work requests—the starting point of the entire planning process. It shows how providing clear, relevant information upfront makes life easier for the planner, reduces delays, and helps ensure the job gets done right the first time. 

What our Clients say about us and our work

A breath of fresh air

“… his newly created Maintenance and Scheduling course was a breath of fresh air…The content he provides is very comprehensive and easy to understand. One of the most useful chapters is how to implement the program, a topic often missing in many courses and trainings…I highly recommend it to any person or company endeavouring to advance their company’s maintenance efficiency and productivity.”

Martijn Hadders

Martijn Hadders

Manager Global Maintenance & Asset Management at Henkel

Worth every penny

“An excellent course worth every single penny. I wholeheartedly recommend it to all practitioners, beginners and mature maintenance or operations managers alike, as everyone can benefit from it”

Andrej Androjna

Andrej Androjna

Quantum Consulting, Slovenia

"A really valuable course. The
videos are really good, and Erik
explains everything with a
wealth of knowledge"

Dan Stuart

Maintenance Delivery Lead at Petrofac UK

Planning & Scheduling Course FAQs


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PS: Getting planning & scheduling in order changes how you work. When it’s done right, you spend less time searching for parts, less time waiting for job details, and more time doing what you’re good at — quality maintenance work.

You also get something else: predictability. Instead of endless firefighting, your week becomes more manageable. Instead of constant surprises, you know what’s coming, you’re prepared for it and that matters.

With this online training, there’s no reason to wait. Learn the planning & scheduling practices that directly impact your day, your safety and wellbeing straight from the comfort of your chair.