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#230 – HUMAN RESOURCES – TAKING HUMANITY OUT OF PERSONNEL – MALCOLM PEART

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Projects need people.  Projects also need materials, plant and equipment, accommodation and logistical support amongst many other things which are under the direct control and indirect influence of people.  The latest PMI BoK (6th Edition) now includes all resources under ‘Project Resource Management’ which includes the competent persons that will be responsible for delivering a project. Continue reading →

#230 – THE WHAT AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE WHY OF THE WEIBULL ANALYSIS – JAMES KOVACEVIC

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Every failure is part of a puzzle. The equipment we are maintaining is trying to communicate with use with each and every failure.
Often the message is not obvious.

There is the immediate failure. And, if we’re paying attention we can sort out the root cause of the failure along with replacing or repairing the damaged parts. Sometimes though the damage is caused by another issue with the system. Continue reading →

#230 – EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEW RISK/REWARD PICTURE IN IT – HOWARD WIENER

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I have written in past posts about the need to apply a risk-adjusted approach to managing information and communication technology (ICT).  The focus I have advocated, and continue to, employs a risk/reward model to specify how much discipline, with its attendant time requirements and costs, to employ to inform how companies should manage their governance processes, initiative portfolios and projects. Continue reading →

#230 – IS CHRONIC STRESS WEARING YOU DOWN? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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It’s difficult to achieve work/life balance when suffering from chronic stress. There’s a big difference between acute stress and chronic stress. Acute stress is a sharp, painful situation that comes on suddenly, you deal with it, and then it’s over. For example, the Californians who had to evacuate their homes in the face of a massive wildfire this past fall, while they were running for their lives, were suffering acute stress. Continue reading →

#230 – ARE YOUR INSPECTION AND TEST REQUIREMENTS LEAN? – AFAQ AHMED

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1. What is lean?

If you google “lean” you will probably find many definitions of lean. The definition that I prefer is “an initiative focus on eliminating all waste in manufacturing processes”. This definition is taken from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Quality Progress magazine. In this article I want to highlight a lean initiative related to Inspection and Test (I&T) Requirements. Continue reading →