by David | Jul 7, 2016 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements, System Requirements
I recently taught a young engineering student and some high school graduates heading off to engineering school about how to properly manage capital equipment manufacturing projects in the oil and gas industry. The students were surprised to learn that many projects...
by David | May 25, 2016 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements, System Analysis
Quality is conformance to requirements. – Philip B. Crosby What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. – Ecclesiastes 1:9 The low price of oil is forcing a lot of restructuring within the oil and gas...
by David | May 4, 2016 | Design Definition
With the US Presidential election looming this year, it’s impossible to scroll through the comments section of popular news websites and not see conspiracy theories about a “New World Order” of secretive power elites conspiring to rule the world. But at LinRich...
by David | Feb 12, 2016 | System Requirements
A University of South Australia doctoral thesis by Eric C. Honour found that the optimum amount of systems engineering cost for a single system development project should be 14% of the overall project cost. Does this mean a drilling contractor should spend $105MM on...
by David | Apr 15, 2015 | Business or Mission Analysis, Design Definition, Integration, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements, System Requirements
In an earlier article, we talked about ad hoc project management and how several Oil & Gas manufacturers lack a formal project management framework. These manufacturers rely primarily on “Hero” project managers to successfully deliver their projects. In other...
