ID/PID

Achieving Quality Excellence

on

Saudi Aramco Capital Projects

Yousef AbugoshSr. Civil Inspector

The “Room for Improvement”!• The 80:20 Principle!

Where Quality is “nourished”!• Inspectors – Removing limitations … Stretching the limits!

• Three ideas for Excellence!

Taking Action!

Conclusion

“The search for perfection

begins with detecting

imperfection.”

Quality Excellence though Expert QA & QC Inspectors

Expert Inspector Mediocre Inspector

Minimum Deviations

Professional Presence

Efficiency

Continuous Improvements

Average numbers of Deviations

Poor Representation

Playing catch-up

Average status quo

1. Saudi Aramco “Standards” intelligence!2. Specifications/drawings intelligence!3. Quality Assurance Intelligence!

Three Critical Expertise Areas

How can we improve in SAESs,

SAEPs, GIs, and relevant

international standards and

codes?

Saudi Aramco Standards

Intelligence

Technical Intelligence

1. Special pre-construction training on SA Standards!

1. Saudi Aramco standards- intelligence ideas!

Technical Intelligence

1. Special pre-construction training on SA Standards!

2. SA QA Inspectors ongoing refresher activities on Standards.

1. Saudi Aramco “Standards”- intelligence ideas!

Technical Intelligence

1. Special pre-construction training on SA Standards!

2. SA QA Inspectors ongoing refresher activities on Standards.

3. Preparing presentations on respective standards.

1. Saudi Aramco standards- intelligence ideas!

We want to be familiar and have working

knowledge with Project

specifications and drawings

Project Specs & Drawings

Intelligence

Project Intelligence

2. Specifications/drawings-intelligence ideas!

• Dedicated “specification” day!– Tools for intelligent overview!

Project Intelligence

2. Specifications/drawings- intelligence ideas!

• Dedicated “specification” day!– Tools for intelligent overview!

• Drawings site meeting!– Site engineers discussions!

How can we be effective and efficient with Project QA System?

Quality Assurance Intelligence

QA Strategy Intelligence• QA inspectors QA (ISO) training & certification!

• Turn internal audits findings into powerful training material!

3. Quality Assurance-intelligence ideas!

QA Strategy Intelligence

3. Quality Assurance-intelligence ideas!

• QA inspectors QA (ISO) training & certification!

• Turn internal audits findings into powerful training material!

• Require QA functions as pert of work!– Dedicated 4-hours/bi-weekly for informal QA system

inspection!

• Develop & use QAIP (Quality Assurance Inspection Plan – [A new concept] , to be integrated into weekly work schedule through the RFI process!!!

"People are not the best because they work hard, they work hard because

they are the best. "

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