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 | 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...
by David | Nov 21, 2014 | Business or Mission Analysis, Design Definition, Implementation, Integration, Stakeholder Needs and Requirements, System Requirements
Your role as a project manager will improve dramatically when you start to think like a systems engineer. Your organization will improve too. What does a systems engineer do? A systems engineer takes different components and designs a solution that gets them to work...
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...
