Fixed window.Every task on the clock.
A turnaround runs against a planned window measured in days, worked around the clock by hundreds of people, with a permit behind every task and new scope appearing the moment a vessel opens. The status that matters is where every front stands against the clock.
The Turnaround Reporting Problem
A turnaround runs against a fixed window, around the clock, with a permit behind every task and scope that appears when the vessel opens. The status that matters is where every front stands against the clock, and a weekly PDF cannot keep that pace.
The window is fixed and short
A turnaround runs against a planned window measured in days, and every hour of overrun is lost production. The status that matters is where every work front stands against the clock, not where it stood yesterday.
24/7 shifts, hundreds of workers
Three shifts, hundreds of workers, dozens of contractors. The shift handoff is where progress and hazards either carry across to the next crew or fall into a gap that costs hours to rediscover.
A permit behind every task
Hot work, confined space, line breaking, and excavation each need a permit. On a turnaround the permit status of a task is as important as its progress, and it changes shift to shift.
Scope appears when the vessel opens
Opening equipment reveals conditions no one planned for. Discovered scope has to be captured and sized against the window the moment it is found, not at the closeout review.
POD for Refinery Turnarounds
From the shift handoff to the permit status to the bottleneck front, POD keeps a turnaround on the clock every shift from the field.
Shift-by-Shift Progress
Crews report each work front's progress every shift in the daily, so the turnaround manager sees where every front stands against the window instead of waiting for a morning meeting to find out a front is behind.
The Shift Handoff, Captured
The outgoing shift reports the handoff in the daily by voice, so the incoming shift inherits what was done, what is pending, and what to watch instead of a hallway conversation at the gate.
Permit-to-Work in the Daily
Crews report the hot-work, confined-space, and line-break permit status with each task in the daily, so permit status travels with the work instead of living on a clipboard in the trailer.
Scope Discovered, Captured
Crews report discovered conditions with photos and voice in the daily, so new scope is documented and sized against the window the moment a vessel opens instead of surfacing weeks later.
Bottleneck Visibility
The fronts report in by shift and the slowest one stands out, so the bottleneck holding up the window is visible while there is still time to move crews to it.
Watch the Window Run Down
The milestones light from shutdown to startup as the window is used, the permits clear at the work-heavy phases, and the hot-work callout fires when the vessels open, all against the fixed FINISH line.
The schedule-pressure signal and the bottleneck front
A preview of the POD KPIs built for turnaround work.
Schedule Pressure Safety Index
PODBottleneck Radar
PODSeverity ranking
Impact
Purpose-Built for the Outage Window
Work-Front Progress Log
Report each front's progress by shift from the field, so a turnaround is a per-front record against the window rather than a single blended percentage.
Shift Handoff Record
Report the handoff from the field so the next crew inherits a written record of status, blockers, and hazards instead of a secondhand summary.
Permit-to-Work Capture
Report hot-work, confined-space, and line-break permit status with each task, so the permit picture is in the record alongside the progress.
Scope-Change Capture
Report discovered scope with photos the moment a vessel opens, so new work is sized against the window while there is still time to plan it.
The POD Difference
POD matches the tempo of a turnaround. The work-front progress, the shift handoffs, the permits, and the discovered scope are captured every shift, so a schedule measured in hours is never a day behind and the bottleneck shows up while there is still time to move crews.
Frequently Asked Questions
Beat the Window. Clear the Permits. Find the Bottleneck.
Shift-by-shift progress, permit-to-work status, and discovered scope, captured from a field voice report.