PTAG News and Events
PTAG partners with Ontario Tech University to prepare professionals in the application of Project Management concepts, tools, and processes in their work.
In coordination with Ontario Tech University, PTAG has developed a new course for master’s students and industry professionals. The course will run online for 6 weeks starting November 2nd.
Through this course, PTAG aims to support youth and those industry professionals seeking knowledge in the career path of Project Management. PTAG’s leaders with years of experience in project management and capital projects will be delivering the course at Ontario Tech University.
PTAG team delivers a number of great assists volunteering alongside fellow nuclear supply chain colleagues at the Peel “Hockey Hub” Mass Vaccination Site.
Bruce Power and a coalition of organizations, unions and businesses came together to establish the hub in collaboration with the Region of Peel to provide the region greater capacity to deliver more vaccines in the race against the COVID-19 variants. Bruce Power also supported the establishment of three Hockey Hubs operated by the Grey Bruce Health Unit.
The region of Peel is a COVID-19 hotspot and home to several of our PTAG staff. Being committed to serving the communities in which we work, PTAG staff stepped up to volunteer at the Peel site, offloading logistics tasks from the stretched Health Care workers.
PTAG celebrates National Indigenous History Month by learning more about the original people of this land.
As a part of the ongoing diversity and inclusion initiatives at PTAG, we believe and urge everyone to embrace and celebrate each other’s diversity. This month we celebrate National Indigenous History Month and honour the heritage, legacy and culture of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. We celebrate by challenging ourselves to learn more about our Indigenous community.
PTAG collaborates with Bruce Power, the Ontario Vaccination Support Council, and fellow nuclear supply chain colleagues to help enable the vaccine roll-out at Ontario’s Peel Vaccination Hub.
PTAG is committed to serve its community in whichever way it is possible. As a part of PTAG’s participation with the Ontario Vaccination Support Council and along with our fellow nuclear supply chain colleagues the ‘Peel Vaccination Hub’ an NHL-rink sized center is launching on May 26th, 2021, for one month. We are privileged to have been involved in this opportunity to volunteer in a time of need.
Our Managing Partner, Michael Dubreuil along with several other PTAG team members will be volunteering at the Vaccination Hub. PTAG, joined by their industry peers, will support and help our Peel region public health front-line workers who continue to tirelessly serve the community. Our team members will be volunteering on several occasions to provide additional arms by helping with the service coordination, assistance, and housekeeping work.
We want our community to stay safe and understand the urgency in tackling this crisis. Working together we can fight the pandemic faster.
Canadian Institute of Mining Annual Virtual Convention CIM 2021
PTAG’s, Feroz Ashraf has been invited by Canadian Institute of Mining to present at their upcoming May 3rd virtual annual convention CIM 2021 on two topics: “The Importance of Front-End Planning and Leveraging Industry Best Practices to Minimize Project Risk” and “How to Plan and Execute Capital Projects in Volatile and Uncertain Times.”
Feroz will walk you through a direct and to-the-point presentation providing practical step-by-step approaches and validated examples. You will get a chance to engage with Feroz in the post-presentation Q&A session and to network with him at this virtual convention. This four-day event will have many thought leaders and keynote speakers presenting CIM community’s best content.
The presentations will focus on below key areas:
- Challenges faced by the Mining Industry during Covid-19 and in general.
- Top reasons why projects go off-track.
- Front-End Planning – what, why, how? and Leveraging Industry Best Practices.
- Rigorous staged-gate process to minimize project risks.
- Learn how and when to use Construction Industry Institute (CII) Front-End Planning tools, such as the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) to determine the “state of readiness” and “maturity level” of your project to assure better outcomes.
- Review how to assess the Project Complexity Index and Maturity Levels– and to adapt the Execution Plan accordingly to optimize the contracting strategy and minimize execution risk.
- Determine why Initial Project Set-up and a focussed List of Deliverables are important for team alignment.
- Review why consistent Project Controls and Risk Analysis methodology is critical.
- Learn how a simplified, interactive Project Management & Project Controls Handbook – is a key to Project Management and Delivery Success.
- Look into Integrated Project Management Structure and Systems – I2PD for enhanced risk-sharing and collaboration.
- Understand why an Integrated Project Execution Plan (IPEP) is a roadmap to success.
Find out more about the event here: The Experience (cim.org)
CII Contract Strategy Virtual Summit – 2021, June 28th and the 29th
Our thought leaders Bruce Burwell & Michael Dubreuil will be featured subject matter experts on June 28th and the 29th as the Construction Industry Institute (CII) present their first-ever Contract Strategy Virtual Summit, focused on exploration of – and recommendations around – traditional and collaborative contracting models for the construction project owner and their contractors and suppliers.
Find out more here: http://go.cii.today/contractsummit
Focus on: Shannon Sahota, Newly Appointed CFO
Shannon began her career at PTAG in 2009 as a Finance Consultant, and for the past 11 years has worked her way up the ranks from Staff Accountant to Controller, to Vice President – Finance, and now CFO.
PTAG Inc. to open office in Southampton
PTAG Inc. is opening a new office in Southampton, Ontario to support Bruce Power’s Project Excellence initiatives. The company’s consulting team, led by Mike Davidson, is assisting the Project Controls group in improving project planning, execution, and delivery through a company-wide change program which includes training and mentor-based coaching.
“We’re changing the culture and how we do projects here at Bruce Power. PTAG’s team of expert consultants has played a significant role in the Project Controls improvements,” says Ray Hruby, Vice President of Bruce Power’s Project Controls. “We are pleased to see PTAG establish a local presence and look forward to strengthening our relationship.”
Since 2013, PTAG has been working closely with Bruce Power on project planning pre-assessments for the Major Component Replacement (MCR) Program. The first MCR project gets underway in 2020 and will ensure Bruce Power nuclear continues to provide low-cost electricity for families and business for years to come.
“PTAG is committed to the growth of our business in the Bruce County area,” says Jeremy Rasmussen, PTAG’s Chief Technology Officer. “We plan to be here through MCR execution and beyond. We want to establish a long-term presence in support of Bruce Power, and a local office is a positive step in that direction.”
The Southampton location includes offices and conference areas for PTAG personnel and is located at 164 Albert St South, Southampton. As partners of the Construction Industry Institute (CII), PTAG will also be offering CII Best Practices training and workshops.
“We are excited to provide these best practice workshops at our Southampton office,” says Mike Dubreuil, managing partner and CEO of PTAG. “We will be able to offer this training to Bruce Power personnel and contractors who are interested in improving their construction management education, which we feel will add sustainable value to Bruce Power.”
About PTAG
PTAG is a privately-owned Canadian firm based at 15 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario that provides Capital Project Partner support to major owners of industrial assets within various industry sectors. They provide extensive consulting and project execution support, as well as field software systems solutions in the Power, Pipeline and Oil and Gas markets in Canada and the US. They have offices in Calgary and Houston.
About the Economic Development and Innovation Initiative
In 2016, Bruce Power and the County of Bruce launched a regional economic development initiative to facilitate the expansion of Bruce Power Suppliers into the region. This initiative was in response to Bruce Power’s multi-billion dollar, multi-year Life Extension Program. More information on the initiative can be found at www.brucepower.com/suppliers.