Shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages can make or break operational performance. This expert-built checklist gives you a structured approach to ensure success across all phases—planning, execution, and closeout—helping you avoid surprises, reduce downtime, and drive efficiency on site.
What you'll get?
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Step-by-step STO best practices
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Planning and execution guidance based on industry experience
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Built-in digital handover and closeout considerations
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Lessons learned insights from complex projects
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Ready to use for your next STO
This checklist draws on years of experience supporting STOs across energy and industrial sectors, including digitalized projects powered by MODS solutions.
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> Why it matters
Shutdowns, Turnarounds, and Outages (STOs) are high-pressure, high-cost events. MODS Connect gives you the tools to:
- Reduce scope creep and discovery disruption
- Improve schedule confidence and execution readiness
- Minimize downtime and cost overruns
- Replace spreadsheets with connected, auditable workflows

> Our digital TAR and shutdown solution improves

> Critical path optimization

> Improved efficiency

> Accountable integrity

> Predictability

> Single source interface

> Effective materials tracking

> Reduced cost

> Stable operations
Digital TARs With MODS Connect, what people say:
“Starting the first turnaround operation with a new digital solution gave us more flexibility to adjust our processes…When preparing for a turnaround, we always need to know what’s going to happen in advance, we don’t want any surprises as they usually result in delays. What we do want is predictability…The clarity, visibility and speed [of TAR digitalization with MODS Connect have] been revolutionary.”
Project Engineer
“I’ve used MODS software solutions during several major turnaround projects. Digital software without a doubt, shortens schedules, improves efficiency and communication, and gives clarity and confidence to all involved…Turnarounds become more predictable than ever before. Without specialized software, you cannot be certain that your turnaround will be on time and on budget. A data-driven turnaround is the future, the only way forward to ensure first time success and that schedules stay to plan. It is a faster and more accurate turnaround when using digital software, especially when it is all connected together…I personally would not want to return to the ‘old ways’ of paper-based tracking and documentation. It was slow and inaccurate.”