PMKBS

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PMKBS Competencies in the Upstream Energy
Industry The Next Steps Bruce Thomas-
PetroSkills Presented to Global Energy
Management Institute Building the Energy
Workforce of the Future November 3, 2005
Houston, Texas
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The past
The Journeyman and the Master Craftsman
Source Williamsburg. net
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Today
Developing the Journeyman into the Master
Craftsman

• Quickly/efficiently/effectively
• Cyclic industry
• Workforce demographics
• Retention
• Demand on individuals
• Enhanced technologies
• Employee value
• Business value

Source Williamsburg. net
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The challenge- dont let this happen again!
gt20 Reduction in Performance
Well Depth
Drilling Performance
Active Rigs
gt20 of workforce had lt5 yrs experience for 10 yrs
Source BHI Rig Count, IPAA
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The case for competency
Piper Alpha 1988 Cullen Enquiry 1990
Source Wikipedia. org
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The case for competency
Piper Alpha 1988
Source Williamsburg. net
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The case for competency
Piper Alpha 1988
Source Wikipedia. org
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Training and competency
One solution Develop the technical workforce
quickly, efficiently and effectively utilizing
business relevant competencies, competency based
training, workplace activities and measurement
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Training and competency

• Training-
• - Knowledge and skills
• Competency-
• - Knowledge, skills and behaviors
• assessed to a standard- relating directly to
• workplace activities
• Holistic approach-
• - Competencies, training, work experience,
• measure and implementation

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Case history
Career Goals
Current Future Business Needs
Employee / Supv Development Discussion
Create Personal Skill Inventory
Holistic Approach
Skill GAP

• Execute Development Plan
• Courses
• Work Experiences
• Job Assignments

Create Individual Technical Development Plan
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Process Pros and Cons

• Pros
• Skills to solve business problems
• Competitive advantage
• Focused
• Skill inventory
• Organizational standard/knowledge sharing
• Cons
• Costly to build and implement
• Paradigms
• Competency performance

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Case history

• An industry alliance approach
• Competency maps for technical disciplines
• Competency based training (K/S)
• Competency based work programs (K/S/B)
• Assessment to standard
• Course/career progressions

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Case history

• An industry alliance approach
• Member SME teams build
• - competencies
• - training curricula
• - work experiences
• Alliance teams
• - instructor/course QC
• - improvement and measurement processes

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Competencies-the next steps
The Journeyman becoming the Master Craftsman
Source Williamsburg. net
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Competencies-The Next Steps

• Transfer the knowledge

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Competencies-The Next Steps

• Business case for leaders and value proposition
  for supervisors and employees

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Competencies-The Next Steps

• Implement all components of process

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Competencies-The Next Steps

• Competency as base for performance

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Competencies-The Next Steps

• Mentoring/coaching at all career stages

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Competencies-the next steps

• The Journeyman
• becomes the
• Master Craftsman
• Because
• Performance base
• Mentoring
• Knowledge
• Business relevance
• Sound process

Source Williamsburg. net
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Competencies-The Next Steps
People must keep business strong by
P
erformance
M
entoring
K
nowledge
B
usiness relevance
S
ound processes