Operations Readiness and Assurance (OR&A, Ops Readiness) is a systematic management approach to safety, health, environment, reliability, and availability, and an asset efficiency to ensure a smooth handover from the project to operation phase that is used in the oil and gas, hydrocarbon, and energy industries. OR&A is the process of preparing the custodians of an asset under construction that is fully developed an ownership of the asset, accepts responsibility for performing the safe and efficient operation, and capable of achieving Ready to Operate status by the operational organisation at the time of handover from the project execution team or contractor.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Operation and Maintenance; Project Management
The acronym OR&A is a registered trademark of Operations Readiness & Assurance (OR&A) Ltd. a UK company that provides a unique web based solution to deploying OR&A on projects from a secure private managed cloud server using Software as a Service (SaaS).
The OR&A Solution enables OR&A teams in disparate locations to collaborate on deploying OR&A in real time using a multi-user, multi-location, multi-language graphical interface and fully populated OR&A system.
The system is supported by an integrated Lessons Learned Management system with over 3,000 lessons and an integrated e-learning and competence assurance system.