STRATEGIC MAINTENANCE LEADERSHIP
Transforming Maintenance Operations into Strategic, Performance-Driven Business Enablers”
Course Schedule
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| Date | Venue | Fees (Face-to-Face) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 – 30 Jan 2025 | Doha, Qatar | USD 1995 per delegate |
| 06 – 07 Mar 2025 | Dubai, UAE | USD 1995 per delegate |
| 22 – 23 Sep 2025 | Manama, Bahrain | USD 1995 per delegate |
| 27 – 28 Oct 2025 | Kuwait | USD 1995 per delegate |
Course Introduction
Maintenance functions are increasingly expected to contribute directly to business continuity, cost control, and performance. Yet many organizations still manage maintenance reactively, without alignment to strategic goals or asset performance objectives. This intensive two-day course empowers maintenance and engineering leaders with the mindset, tools, and frameworks to transform maintenance from a cost center into a strategic value driver. Participants will learn to lead high-performing teams, adopt reliability-centered practices, and embed KPIs that align maintenance to operational excellence.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Lead maintenance functions aligned with business and operational goals.
- Shift from reactive to proactive and reliability-centered strategies.
- Design KPIs, scorecards, and dashboards for performance tracking.
- Foster a culture of ownership, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Optimize planning, scheduling, and resource utilization.
- Influence cross-functional support for strategic maintenance priorities.
Why you Should Attend
- Learn how to lead maintenance transformation in modern organizations.
- Develop the mindset and leadership skills required to elevate maintenance.
- Strengthen your ability to justify investments and demonstrate value.
- Enhance coordination between operations, maintenance, and engineering.
- Drive plant availability, safety, and cost-efficiency through strategy.
Intended Audience
This program is designed for:
- Maintenance and reliability engineers
- Engineering managers and technical leads
- Plant, facility, and production managers
- Asset management professionalsOperational excellence and performance leaders.
Individual Benefits
Key competencies that will be developed include:
- Strategic thinking in maintenance operations
- Leadership and communication in cross-functional teams
- Data-driven maintenance decision-making
- Continuous improvement and culture change capability
- Asset lifecycle and investment justification
Organization Benefits
Upon completing the training course, participants will demonstrate:
- Improved plant availability and asset reliability
- Stronger alignment of maintenance with production and strategy
- Increased ROI from maintenance spend and projects
- Enhanced safety and compliance in maintenance practices
- Reduced downtime and cost through optimized planning.
Instructional Methdology
The course follows a blended learning approach combining theory with practice:
- Strategic Lectures – Maintenance maturity models and performance frameworks
- Interactive Workshops – Strategy maps, KPIs, and leadership actions
- Group Exercises – RCA, reliability, and asset prioritization scenarios
- Tools – Maintenance scorecards, scheduling grids, and cost analysis templates
- Case Studies – Global best practices in strategic maintenance leadership
- Expert Q&A – Peer consultation and instructor guidance
Course Outline
Detailed 2-Day Course Outline
Training Hours: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Daily Format: 2–3 Learning Modules | Coffee breaks: 09:30 & 11:15 | Lunch Buffet: 01:00 – 02:00
Day 1: Strategic Maintenance Frameworks & Leadership Alignment
Module 1: Role of Maintenance in Business Strategy (07:30 – 09:30)
- Strategic alignment and value creation through maintenance
- Cost vs. value mindset: shifting leadership perspective
- Maintenance maturity stages and transformation levers
Module 2: From Reactive to Proactive Strategies (09:45 – 11:15)
- Understanding PM, PdM, RCM, and TPM models
- Balancing preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance
- Asset classification and maintenance tactic selection
Module 3: Maintenance Performance Management (11:30 – 01:00)
- Designing maintenance KPIs and dashboards
- Setting targets for availability, MTTR, MTBF, backlog, and cost
- Using scorecards to influence leadership discussions
Module 4: Leadership and Culture Building (02:00 – 03:30)
- Developing ownership and accountability among teams
- Leading safety, discipline, and standardization efforts
- Motivating technicians for performance and engagement
Day 2: Operational Execution, Communication & Optimization
Module 5: Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Excellence (07:30 – 09:30)
- Planning hierarchy: work orders, shutdowns, and backlog control
- Resource and tool planning for efficiency
- Role of planners and supervisors in continuous flow
Module 6: Reliability and Root Cause Thinking (09:45 – 11:15)
- RCA tools: 5 Whys, fishbone, FMEA, Pareto analysis
- Reliability and failure analysis in action
- Using data to reduce repeat failures
Module 7: Communication with Stakeholders (11:30 – 01:00)
- Engaging production, engineering, and procurement teams
- Reporting and influencing based on insights
- Building maintenance cases for CapEx and OPEX investment
Module 8: Final Workshop – Building a Maintenance Leadership Roadmap (02:00 – 03:30)
- Group activity: mapping leadership actions and strategies
- Course recap and participant presentations
Certification
Participants who complete the program will receive a Certificate of Completion in Strategic Maintenance Leadership, recognizing their readiness to lead high-performing, strategically aligned maintenance operations.