Schedule
26–28 January 2026 • Sheraton Orlando Lake Buena Vista • Orlando, FL, USA
Wednesday 28 January 2026 | |
| Noon | Registration |
| 1 p.m. | Course Overview and Review of Key Project Areas and Terminology Neil Tannyan, Hatch This will review the front-end loading (FEL) process and project management 101 fundamentals and terminology. |
| 1:30 p.m. | Review Project Phases and Typical Deliverables Neil Tannyan, Hatch This presentation will cover typical deliverables and level of detail for FEL 1-2-3 phases/material takeoff (MTO) for CapEx (FEL 2 vs. 3) including cost control and change management in each phase. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3 p.m. | Estimating and CAPEX Development Sean McCann, United States Steel Corporation Explanation of key elements to CAPEX: Equipment costs, construction costs and indirects. Basis of estimates. Development of Appropriation Request Package. |
| 4 p.m. | Preliminary Engineering Overview (FEL 2/ PRE-FEED) Russell Sindrey, Hatch |
| 5 p.m. | Reception |
Thursday, 29 January 2026 | |
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Basic Engineering Overview (FEL 3/FEE) |
| 9 a.m. | Development of a Project Execution Plan — General and Structure Russell Sindrey, Hatch |
| 10 a.m. | Development of a Project Procurement Plan and Strategy Neil Tannyan, Hatch This presentation will cover project procurement strategy, procurement schedule status report, expediting and quality assurance. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11 a.m. | Development of a Project Schedule and Management Plan |
| 11:30 a.m. | Development of a Project Construction Site Management Plan Sean McCann, United States Steel Corporation High-level overview of major areas including progress measurement. |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1 p.m. | Development of a Safety Management Plan Sean McCann, United States Steel Corporation |
| 1:30 p.m. | Development of Risk Management Plan |
| 2 p.m. | Development of Quality Management Plan |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3 p.m. | Development of a Commissioning/Operational Readiness Neil Tannyan, Hatch This presentation will discuss commissioning with a focus on defining plans to identify costs and resources. |
| 4:15 p.m. | Review of Project Stages and Introduction of Exercise Teams will be broken up and provided scenarios for the next morning. |
Friday, 30 January 2026 | |
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Review of Project Stages and Introduction of Exercise John Vasich, Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works, and Neil Tannyan, Hatch |
| 8:30 a.m. | Exercise 1: Development of Project Concept |
| 9:15 a.m. | Exercise 2: Development of Pre-Feasibility Study |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Exercise 3: Development of Feasibility Study |
| 11:30 a.m. | Wrap up and Adjourn |