by David | Nov 11, 2014 | Business or Mission Analysis, Implementation, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements
Most Oil & Gas manufacturing projects start out with good intentions. The main focus at the start of the project is to make the promised delivery date. But what usually happens is things start to go wrong, and the delivery date looks impossible. But the...
by David | Oct 24, 2014 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements
“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.” – Euclid “The longest distance between two points is a shortcut.” – Albert Lester The two quotes above come from one of my favorite books on project management, Project Management, Planning and Control, by...
by Frank | Oct 22, 2014 | Business or Mission Analysis, Implementation
Lots of talk nowadays about 1%ers. As an inadvertent student of groups of people, I have noticed trends over time and I will tell you that generally, when the chips are down, the 1% you want to be associated with are the ones that are committed, have their own motor...
by David | Oct 20, 2014 | Business or Mission Analysis, Implementation, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements
One of the main reasons Oil & Gas manufacturing projects fail is because risks are rarely identified ahead of time. As a result, we see the following organizational troubles: • Frequent surprises • People constantly reacting to events • Every reaction is...
by David | Jul 8, 2014 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements, System Requirements
At LinRich Solutions, we tend to use analogies to help convey some of our ideas. One of our favorite analogies is using astronomy’s “event horizon” to describe the point when an organization suddenly realizes that their project is in serious jeopardy. According to...
by Frank | Jun 2, 2014 | Business or Mission Analysis, System Requirements
Many people spend a lot if time running around trying to get something done. But Covey had it right: “Begin with the end in mind”. It has been said that if you don’t know where you are going, any direction you choose to travel will do. Unfortunately starting out...
