Pilot Performance And Partnership Improvement Project

A pilot process improvement project provides the wisdom and knowledge for establishing a process-based partnership organization. OLC OD Resources Tab 6 “OLC Power Utility Improvement Projects and Training Provided in Asia” provides an overview of the many OLC led process improvement pilot projects undertaken in which pilot project methodology was developed and its value clearly demonstrated. Each pilot project involved frontline workers partnering to improve the work processes they use to do their daily work.

The information provided in the 3 Subsub Tabs is for one of several projects undertaken by OLC for The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). It provides information from a pilot work process and partnership improvement project undertaken at Nevada Power’s Clark/Sunrise/Harry Allen Complex (CSH) to develop an overall strategy and implementation plan for improving the plant’s predictive maintenance (PdM) capability. The improvement provided in Subsub Tab 1 and Subsub Tab 2 were obtained on this project. Subsub Tab 3 provides an overview of the process used on the pilot projects. Nevada Power plant management made the PdM project a high priority. They believed that success in the PdM pilot project would provide a foundation for gaining employee involvement and support for undertaking improvement projects in other areas. Nevada Power completed 3 process improvement projects and based upon the positive outcome of these projects implemented a systematic approach to building a partnership organization. A description of this systematic approach is provided under the OLC OD Resources Tab 5 “Establishing a Partnership Organization Case Example”.

Measured Improvement in Partnership Factors Achieved

Project Participants View On The Benefits And Lesson Learned On PdM Project

Steps In Undertaking A Process Improvement Project


1. Middle School Project

2. Organizational Partnership Assessment

3. Employee Partnership Survey

4. Pilot Performance And Partnership Improvement Project

5. Establishing a Partnership Organization Case Example

6. OLC power Utility Improvement Projects and Training Provided in Asia

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