Glossary

Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)

Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) structures engineering, procurement and construction into coordinated work packages to improve capital project execution.

As-Built Documentation

As-built documentation records a facility as actually constructed, including field changes and deviations from the original engineering design.

Asset Administration Shell (AAS)

Learn what an Asset Administration Shell (AAS) is and how it enables standardized asset data exchange, interoperability, and industrial digital twins.

Asset Data Migration

Asset data migration is the process of cleansing, mapping, transferring, and validating asset data between engineering, CMMS, ERP, EAM, and operational systems.

Asset Hierarchy

An asset hierarchy organizes physical assets in parent-child levels from site to component, supporting CMMS, maintenance, reliability and asset management.

Asset Information Management (AIM)

AIM is the structured management of data and documentation for physical assets across their lifecycle — connecting engineering, project delivery, and operations in oil & gas, energy, and EPC projects.

Asset Master Data Management

Asset master data management creates trusted asset, tag and equipment data across engineering, CMMS, EAM and ERP systems throughout the asset lifecycle.

Bill of Materials (BOM)

A Bill of Materials (BOM) lists the components and parts that make up equipment, linking part numbers, specifications, quantities, and supplier data to assets.

CFIHOS

CFIHOS standardizes asset information handover using a common data model, reference data library and structured requirements for capital projects.

Change Control for Master Data

Master data change control governs how asset data changes are requested, approved, implemented and audited across engineering, CMMS and ERP systems.

Common Data Environment (CDE)

A Common Data Environment (CDE) manages project information through controlled workflows. Learn how CDEs support ISO 19650, BIM and asset handover.

Data Contextualization

Data contextualization connects tags, documents, equipment, and related data to create meaningful, usable industrial asset information.

Data Interoperability

Data interoperability enables different systems to exchange, understand, and use data consistently across engineering, project handover, and operations.

Data Quality Management

Data quality management (DQM) ensures engineering and asset data is accurate, complete, consistent and fit for purpose across the asset lifecycle.

Digital Backbone

What is a digital backbone? Learn how governed data, open standards and system integration connect engineering, asset and operational information.

Digital Product Passport (DPP)

A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a structured digital record of product materials, certifications and lifecycle data required under the EU ESPR framework.

Digital Twin

A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical asset or system, connected to real-world data for monitoring, analysis, simulation and optimisation.

Document Handover Package

A document handover package contains the engineering documents, asset data, vendor records and as-builts transferred from a capital project to operations.

Engineering Document Management System (EDMS)

An EDMS controls engineering documents, revisions, workflows and transmittals across projects and operations while connecting information to physical assets.

Engineering Transmittal

An engineering transmittal formally records document exchanges, revisions, recipients, and status, creating an auditable trail across capital projects.

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) manages physical assets across their lifecycle, from maintenance and reliability to performance, data and capital planning.

EPC Contractor

An EPC contractor manages engineering, procurement and construction for a capital project, from design and equipment sourcing through construction and handover.

Industrial DataOps

Industrial DataOps integrates, contextualizes, validates, and governs industrial data so trusted information can flow across engineering and operations.

Industrial Safe AI

Industrial Safe AI applies AI safely in industrial operations through trusted data, human oversight, explainability, governance, and auditable decisions.

ISO 15926

ISO 15926 is a standard for integrating lifecycle data across process plants. Learn how its data model, reference data and CFIHOS support interoperability.

Management of Change (MOC)

Management of Change (MOC) is the formal process for reviewing and approving any change to a facility, process, or procedure before it is implemented.

Master Data Governance

Master data governance defines how critical master data is owned, standardized, validated, controlled, and maintained consistently across systems and its lifecycle.

Master Tag Register (MTR)

A Master Tag Register (MTR) governs equipment and asset tags, linking engineering data, documents and operational systems across the asset lifecycle.

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)

A P&ID shows the piping, equipment, valves, instrumentation, and control systems of a process facility and how these components are interconnected.

Punch List

Learn what a punch list is and how outstanding work is identified, assigned, corrected and verified before project closeout and handover.

Reference Data Library

A reference data library (RDL) standardizes equipment classes, properties, units, and values so asset information can be exchanged consistently across systems.

Supplier Data Management

Supplier data management collects, validates, and links vendor documents and equipment data to tags, ensuring accurate project handover and asset information.

Tag Management

Learn how tag management governs equipment identifiers and asset data across engineering projects, suppliers, handover, and operational systems.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) breaks project scope into manageable deliverables and work packages for planning, scheduling, costing, and control.