Levitt, Joel; Managing Maintenance Shutdowns and Outages; Industrial Press, New York, 2004
As mentioned in the Introduction, the objective of the Little Black Book of Maintenance Excellence is to provide a comprehensive yet high-level description of all the significant elements of Maintenance Excellence. As such, the reader is directed to more detailed texts on specific subjects if he is interested in learning more. This referenced text provides excellence details concerning turnaround planning and execution.
Once an organization has introduced the discipline needed to begin preparations early enough to make a difference, the next step is to use that time effectively to create thorough plans for all the tasks, then to combine all the plans into a comprehensive schedule.
When that schedule is complete and the turnaround begins, it is time to "work your plan". In the referenced text, the author provides useful insights into activities needed to assemble detailed plans, assemble those plans into a comprehensive schedule, and then use the schedule to manage the outage.

Womack, James P. and Jones, Daniel T., Lean Thinking, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1996
Turnarounds are often viewed as situations where it makes sense to "throw money at a problem" to solve it. As a result, they often provide the greatest opportunities for eliminating waste. Once the Turnaround Process (TAP) is well organized and disciplined, the opportunity to recognize waste is enhanced. The referenced text will provide the reader with the knowledge needed to...