A commissioning plan is a guide used by commissioning teams
and project managers to establish the scope and responsibilities to be carried
out in order to ensure and verify that an item or operation is working well.
Often, a commissioning plan is made up of multiple documents.
Importance and Uses
In the general commissioning process, a commissioning plan
serves as the basis or foundation for all tasks and schedules. Not only does
the commissioning plan have the list of responsibilities of those involved in a
project, but it also contains the tasks to be done, schedules to be followed,
goals to be achieved, and target dates.
A commissioning plan also details safety and health
requirements to be followed for the whole commissioning process. Additionally,
a commissioning plan also contains the quality standards to be followed by
everyone involved for every process, ensuring everyone is aligned when it comes
to quality and safety protocols. Having a commissioning plan also makes it easy
to hand over projects should there be a change in leadership, as the plan would
have all the necessary information for carrying out the project.
Although some processes and needs may change along the way,
having a commissioning plan as early as possible is important to any project.
Even though it can change throughout the project process, creating a
commissioning plan first can help visualize the steps to take, the roadblocks
that can be encountered, and the expected costs to prepare for at the onset of
the project. These can be changed later depending on the situation.
Elements of a Commissioning Plan
There is no strict way to create a commissioning plan. Each
can be modified depending on the industry, product to be evaluated, and the
need for the commissioning, as well as on the conditions under which a project
is expected to be carried out. For example, there can be a specific
commissioning plan for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
commissioning, building commissioning, and electrical or energy commissioning.
However, generally, a commissioning plan should have the
following:
Description, goals, and scope of the project as agreed upon
by all parties
Responsibilities of those involved in the project
List of materials needed and where to get them
Checklists used and to be used in the project
Diagrams of products and sites to be evaluated or modified
Installation processes and schedules to be followed
For all the elements of the commissioning plan, checklists
are essential. There are pre-commissioning checklists that are made before and
during the commissioning plan creation stage, and there are checklists that are
also created during the commissioning process itself. These checklists ensure
that all processes agreed upon are followed, as well as all equipment needed is
obtained and maintained discussed. Using checklists in commissioning plans and
in the project itself can also ensure all safety and quality standards are
being followed.
Said commissioning plan checklists also have no certain
rules for their creation. Similar to commissioning plans, there are different
ways to create and maintain checklists depending on the nature of the project.
Using a digital checklist tool for commissioning plan checklists will also be
more beneficial as digital checklists are:
·
easier to share and use on the go;
·
faster to set up and organize;
·
more efficient to compile; and
·
more flexible.
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