AAOM Handbook

RE.08 Change Task Status to Ready to Execute Context The objective of the work management processes is to deliver the agreed performance targets of a business area by completing the Right Work, at the Right Time, in the Right Way. Every work package has a distinct window that defines the right time for completion. This window is bounded by the earliest date that the requirements for completion of the first elements of the work can be assembled, and by the date at which an unacceptable outcome is likely to result if all of the work has not been completed. The objective of the scheduling process is to allocate the resources necessary to complete each Task of the work package within this time window. The processes that deliver materials, special tools and contracted resources to the workplace for each Task must therefore ensure that all the specified items will be available for the Scheduled Date of each Task. When the resourcing process has confidently confirmed that all materials, special tolls and equipment will be available at the workplace for the Scheduled Date for the Task the Task Status is changed from Fully Planned to Ready to Execute. Purpose To communicate that a Task will be resourced to execute at the Scheduled Date/Time. Quantity The Task Status field changed from Planned to Ready to Execute . Quality The Task Status cannot be changed to Ready to Execute unless it has first been set to Planned . The status shall be changed when there is a satisfactory level of confidence that all materials, special tools and equipment will be available for delivery to the workplace by the Scheduled Date/Time for the Task. If the Scheduled Date for a Task is moved forward after the Task Status has been set to Ready to Execute , the status shall be reset to Planned until the availability of resources for the new start date have been confirmed. Time The Task Status shall be set to Ready to Execute within one working day of all materials, special tools and equipment being confidently confirmed as available.

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