Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Best Practices - Nov 2026

Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Best Practices

Reduce time and costs while driving higher productivity in your work processes with our Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Best Practices course. Designed for maintenance and operations professionals, this training provides the essential tools and proven techniques to effectively manage the entire life cycle of work—from identification to execution and continuous improvement.

This course teaches maintenance planning and scheduling best practices to more efficiently use maintenance labor and reduce the time needed to effectively plan work, as well as proven methods for backlog management and work prioritization. It covers the individual roles of the Planning and Scheduling Work Team (PSWT) that are used to improve all elements of Work Execution Management — including work identification, work planning, work scheduling, work execution, documenting work history, and Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) — and explains how Reliability & Maintenance Processes work together with Work Execution Management (WEM) to drive improvement in asset health and equipment availability.In addition, this hands-on course features practical exercises and simulations, including real-world scenarios, to help you confidently plan, schedule, and execute routine and complex maintenance activities.

During the in-class time, you will learn:

• Practical skills for immediate application in your work environment
• Tools to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your work management processes
• Enhanced ability to schedule and utilize work and labor resources
• Confidence in handling maintenance scenarios
• Explain the work management cycle and the specific techniques applied in each phase of the cycle
• Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the Planning and Scheduling Work Team (PSWT)
• List the minimum acceptable elements of a job plan and develop job maps to create effective, repeatable work procedures
• Efficiently identify and prioritize work to reduce planning time and use strategies to reduce time to effectively plan work.
• Explain the concept of maintenance waste and how it is affected by effective work management techniques.
• Calculate and manage maintenance backlog effectively and make organizational adjustments based on the outcome.
• Schedule routine daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks.
• Understand how Reliability & Maintenance Processes work together with Work Execution Management (WEM) to drive improvement in asset health and equipment availability.

Previous Attendees:

"The rigor around the training provided was second to none. I would also recommend the use of Allied Reliability around their ability to influence at all levels of business advising on stakeholder analysis and how best to roll out any solution. We've seen some great results following the implementation and more importantly we have been left self sufficient with the internal skills to push forward yet further."

Graham Blair CMRP, UK Asset Care Manager | Molson Coors

Who Will Join You?

Maintenance Planners and Backups, Maintenance Schedulers, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Coordinators, Operations/Production Coordinators, Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Managers, and others seeking a comprehensive understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling best practices.

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Please send any questions about this class or Allied’s Education & Training offerings to training@alliedreliability.com.

This class requires a minimum of 4 attendees. If the minimum requirement of attendees is not met, the class may be rescheduled or cancelled. If the class does not meet the minimum requirement, you will be notified by email about rescheduling or other options.