ISW | Joel Levitt | Planning & Scheduling | Virtual Course | Aug 2025

Joel Levitt Online Workshop - Planning & Scheduling Via TEAMS

August 5, 6, 7, 12 & 13

9am - 12pm AEST

We’re excited to bring back Joel Levitt’s world-renowned Planning & Scheduling course—and now it’s more accessible than ever, whether you're in a big city or a remote location.

This trusted online program offers the same high-impact learning as the traditional 2-day, in-person workshop.

Delivered across five engaging (3hr) sessions, the course includes practical homework assignments that Joel personally reviews and provides feedback on.

See the Brochure for full details.

About the Course

An in-depth look at all aspects of maintenance planning & scheduling functions. Maintenance leaders will share a common language and vision. The course covers the collaborative approach to decision making and cohesion with other departments required for overall success. 

Session 1 August 5th: What is planning and why plan maintenance jobs?

• How to Sell Planning & Scheduling to your management?

• Where does the ROI (Return on Investment) come from?

• The Nature of Maintenance Activities.

• Metrics of Planning and Scheduling
  

Session 2 August 6th: Planning

• What are the steps in effective planning?

• Job safety analysis (JSA)

• Complete description of the planner’s job.

• The complete planning process.
  

Session 3 August 7th: Estimating, Crew Size & Manpower Requirements.

• Estimation and slotting.

• What are the contents of a complete planned job package?
  

Session 4 August 12th: Preparatory activity to scheduling

• Calculating available hours from maintenance workers.

• Coordination with Operations and Coordination meeting.
  

Session 5 August 13th: Scheduling Maintenance Work.

• Job loading until available hours are used up.

• Create a credible schedule that takes all the constraints into account.

• Job execution and feedback with job closeout and follow up.

After each session, you’ll be given a short homework task to reinforce what you’ve learned. Once submitted, Joel will go through it himself—adding notes, suggestions, and personalized feedback to help you improve and grow.

Learning Outcomes

• Prioritizing jobs and backlog: Working out what's important and dealing with them effectively

• Enacting the plan: Understanding the importance of prior preparation

• Ongoing CMMS development: The importance of work order feedback from trades to streamlining your CMMS

• How to improve productivity: Learning the techniques to get more out of your existing workforce by working smarter not harder

• Calendar and ready backlog: Having planned jobs ready to draw on when your plan hits a roadblock improves maintenance output

• Measuring and monitoring success: How to keep hold of your improvements

• Comparison to world-class: Improve teamwork and job satisfaction.

What's Included

• PDF copy of Joel’s latest Course Manual

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

• Engineering & Maintenance Managers

• Maintenance Planners

• Supervisors & Team Leaders

• Influential Shop Floor Leaders

• Anyone looking to set up or improve maintenance practices

About Joel Levitt

Joel Levitt, CMRP, CPMM, CRL, is a globally recognized maintenance training expert with over 35 years of industry experience. As President of Springfield Resources since 1980, he has delivered 600+ training sessions to over 17,000 professionals from 3,000 organizations across 39 countries. His diverse background includes roles such as process control designer, electrician, field technician, property manager, and manufacturing manager. He also held leadership positions at LCE and Reliabilityweb.

A prolific author and speaker, Levitt has written 13 maintenance management books, contributed to two reference volumes, and published over 200 articles. He has also served on boards including ANSI’s safety board and the National Family Business Council.

FAQs

What will I need to participate in this event?
Access to a PC/Tablet/Smartphone with Camera and Microphone.

How do I connect to my event?
You will be sent a link (via TEAMS) in the week prior to event.

Who can I contact for further information?

info@sirfrt.com

Jeff Naylor - email: Jeff.Naylor@sirfrt.com 

Sue Naylor - email: Sue.Naylor@sirfrt.com

Please contact us for group booking discounts.