Scope
Our scoping module provides users with the opportunity to assess, check, and challenge requests from a multitude of sources. This includes your existing ERP work orders, Maintenance Orders, Excel, etc. to provide a work list that has been optimised and is reflective of actual requirements.
Increase tool time & standardise estimation
Our turnaround planning software enables the use of industry norms, to ensure that all personnel involved in your STO are estimating planned effort, for common activity types, using the same effort estimation basis.
Market standard STO workflow
iPlanSTO has a market-standard STO workflow available out of the box; however, it can also be configured to align with your existing STO process.
J-Factor (Justification Factor)
Use our inbuilt J-Factor calculation during scoping to assess the impact of a piece of equipment failing if it is not repaired or upgraded during the current event, versus the cost of maintenance during this period.
Simple to use
Our turnaround planning software has been designed with the end user in mind; iPlanSTO is currently deployed across the globe and utilised by a diverse range of users.
Plan
Save up to 89% on the cost of planning a work order through the use of a digital solution. With iPlanSTO you can scope tasks from anywhere; remotely, in an office via iPlanSTO desktop or out in the field using iPlanMobile.
Electronic scope and estimate approval
Electronic scope and estimate approvals ensure work management efficiency. iPlanSTO streamlines peer reviews and approvals for work order estimates and bills of materials.
Build work packs
Our turnaround planning software contains a comprehensive work pack design, editor, and library manager. Create unlimited work pack templates to match your unique requirements. You can create multiple templates for your event or clone the same one for all work orders.
Readiness
Readiness phase is crucial for identifying and mitigating risks, ensuring all resources are aligned, and preparing the site and personnel for a successful turnaround - iPlanSTO can help you plan and execute your readiness, assigning key milestones as actions to personnel in your team.
Initiation
Allows for a holistic approach to be taken for all planned events ensuring availability of all required resources across your entire portfolio.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
The QA / QC (completions) module enables users to see a real-time picture of any and all assurance works enabling them to determine system readiness removing time delays and costs associated with collating and presenting the information.
Capture & monitor progress
Capture progress, time, and expenditure in iPlanSTO desktop or out in the field using iPlanMobile. Monitor your progress in real time using iPlan’s dashboards and reports.
Reuse planning data
iPlanSTO enables you to quickly and easily copy operations from one work order to another. Create a library of operation templates, to help you improve your planning efficiency.
Materials Management
Capture material services, produce a material take-off report at the click of a button and use the joint integrity management feature to automatically populate your bill of materials (BOM). There are also various tools within the software to help with your material traceability.
Populate your Schedules
Use iPlanSTO to populate your turnaround scheduling software, our solution generates all of the necessary planning data to populate your Outage Schedules – including Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel etc. iPlanSTO can generate XML, structured to work with your existing scheduling tool, ensuring key data such as: resources, durations, start dates, finish dates & logic links are available. This data can be bidirectionally linked to your scheduling tool, enabling it to be and passed back and forth as required.
Dashboards
iPlanSTO contains a suite of dashboards for Planning, Execution, Materials Management, Maintenance KPI’s and more. They can be used to monitor work pack production progress, emergent work, non-productive time, earned value, as well as S-Curves to forecast remaining effort & cost. Want to create your own reports? No problem; we can interface with Power BI to give you complete control.
Joint integrity management
An inventory of joints is permanently stored, so that their history can be tracked and each joint linked back to any agreed piping specification. Line walk certificates along with the associated materials list can be loaded into the work pack.
Scaffold Management
iPlanSTO enables you to estimate, hire, inspect and manage scaffold equipment and structures, sharing data in real-time, with all users.
Configurability
iPlanSTO offers a high degree of out-of-the-box configurability to suit your specific requirements. Key users are empowered, following initial training to refine the software to reflect their ongoing needs and processes without relying on third-party support. This enables users to operate in a much more agile way and avoid any potential delays.
Join a Global Community
Serving customers in 27 countries throughout the globe, with iPlanSTO you benefit not only from our own experience, knowledge, and investment, but also those of our global community of iPlanSTO users.
Reliable and Secure
With unparalleled speed and reliability, you can count on iPlanSTO. We host our software…ensuring it is able to match and surpass your usage requirements. In addition, for more years than we care to remember we have only been offline for planned system upgrades not through loss of service.
Outage Management
Plan for both scheduled and unplanned outages with iPlanSTO. In the event of an unplanned outage, iPlanSTO helps you quickly mobilize resources and minimize downtime.
Risk Mitigation & Compliance
iPlanSTO helps you capture compliance requirements, reducing the risk of accidents and penalties for non-compliance.
Reduce Downtime
Real-time tracking and integration with P6 schedules ensure your team has up-to-date information, improving decision-making during critical phases.
Paperless & Powerful
Our software not only helps you adopt industry best practices but also supports sustainability by reducing paper use.
Resource Optimisation
Measure the productivity of your personnel and improve efficiency by analysing data with iPlanSTO.
Role-Based Access
Assign user permissions and manage them easily with iPlanSTO’s role-based authentication.
Easy ERP Integration
iPlanSTO works alongside your existing ERP systems (like SAP or Maximo) and scheduling tools (such as Primavera P6 or MS Project), ensuring seamless data transfer.
Unlimited Users
iPlanSTO allows an unlimited number of users, so everyone— including third-party contractors—can collaborate effectively in one system.
Full Audit Trail
Track every data entry, amendment, and emergent work in real-time, helping identify and correct issues without delay.
24/7 Support
Our dedicated support team is available around the clock via phone, email, or directly through the software.
Monte Carlo Risk Simulator
Use the Monte Carlo Risk Simulator to determine if your turnaround scope is achievable within the allocated budget, saving unnecessary planning effort.
Norms-Based Estimation
iPlanSTO includes preloaded norms for estimating shutdown activities, from electrical to mechanical and more. You can also upload your own norms to fine-tune the software to your specific needs.
No Internet? No Problem!
iPlanSTO comes with an offline mobile app that allows you to capture scope and track progress in real-time, even without an internet connection.
