by David | Nov 22, 2017 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements, System Requirements
Last week, I talked about the importance of being diligent in breaking down engineering work with a WBS. I get kind of fixated on engineering because it’s at the start of any engineered-to-order system or new product development that I typically deal with. I’ve...
by David | Nov 14, 2017 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements, System Requirements
In last week’s schedule assessment tip, I talked about identifying and being wary of any activities that were longer than a week in duration. This week I’m going to address how I assess engineering work in a schedule. Again, my context is primarily drilling equipment....
by David | Nov 7, 2017 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements
A client recently asked me what were some of the things I look for when assessing an equipment-related schedule for the first time. My frame of reference is drilling equipment, mostly well control equipment. TIP #1: I’m immediately wary of any activity that takes...
by David | Jun 28, 2017 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements
Always Integrate For Project Success In our experience, good systems engineering and good project management always go hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other. You need to integrate both in order to reduce ambiguity and uncertainty on any complex...
by David | Mar 14, 2017 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements
We recently helped a client initiate a project to improve their rig incident reporting process. The first thing we did was insist on building a project charter—something that’s not very common in the industry. A project charter in and of itself is not that...
by David | Aug 12, 2016 | Business or Mission Analysis, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements
“Plan The Promise” is a phrase we coined which means, at its most fundamental level, to plan out in detail whatever you’re about to promise to your client(s). It means doing your due diligence and making smart commitments on behalf of your business. To be...
