J.D. Solomon
Safe Water Project Funding Is Impacted by New Cyber Mandates
USEPA’s recently released memorandum interprets existing regulations requiring state oversight of public water systems' cybersecurity...
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J.D. Solomon
- Mar 15
Why Embrace Monte Carlo Analysis for New Project Development
Monte Carlo analysis or Monte Carlo simulation is a technique used for forecasting which considers uncertainty and variability. As an...
J.D. Solomon
- Feb 15
Beware of Monte Carlo Analysis for New Project Development
Monte Carlo analysis has some key limitations which make the technique a major cause of concern for new project development. This article...
J.D. Solomon
- Jan 24
Five Essentials for A Viable Water Utility (even when the money is free)
In 2023, some things remain the same when it comes to owning and operating a viable water utility. Other things have significantly and...
J.D. Solomon
- Dec 21, 2022
Less than Obvious Tips That Will Boost Your Project Milestone Reviews
Four basic things to improve project milestone reviews Autopsies and Improving the Dreaded Project Milestone Review provides insights and...
J.D. Solomon
- Nov 18, 2022
Master Plans Are More Important with Persistent Inflation and Looming Recession
Two years ago, updating your master plan was a good idea because the world was getting back to normal and to position your organization...
J.D. Solomon
- Oct 31, 2022
How Regionalization & Consolidation of Water Utilities Creates New Projects
The main benefit of regionalization is that it better leverages the resources of two or more water systems. Water utilities can use five...
J.D. Solomon
- Oct 25, 2022
Can Understanding Risk Appetite Help a Project Manager's Career?
New project managers and young professionals often struggle with the concept of risk appetite and how it impacts decision making. The...
J.D. Solomon
- Aug 26, 2022
Understanding Inflation and Escalation Will Make (or Break) Your Career
Current project managers and decision makers have not grown up in an era of rising construction escalation and economic inflation. The...
J.D. Solomon
- Jun 27, 2022
How Much Money Is Needed to Deliver a Capital Project Program?
The answer is somewhere between 5 to 18 percent of constructed project costs. And it is more complicated than simply the percentages. If...
J.D. Solomon
- Jun 13, 2022
Three Things You Need to Know About Capital Project Prioritization
Three of the essential things to know about capital project prioritization are: The selected approach should consistent with the maturity...
J.D. Solomon
- May 13, 2022
Seven Helpful Tips About Project Risk
These are seven helpful tips about project risk from the Day 2 presenters at the online 2022 Safran Project Risk Conference. From Samuel...
J.D. Solomon
- Mar 4, 2022
Do You Share the Same Concerns about the American Rescue Plan Act as Water Utility Leaders?
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is now in full swing as states start to divide the monies to their units of local government. Two...
J.D. Solomon
- Feb 10, 2022
Observed in Practice: 5 Reasons to Prioritize Projects by Ranking Rather Than Multiple Criteria
Multiple criteria approaches for prioritization are based on problem disaggregation. The approach focuses on structured analysis by...
The Experts
- Feb 1, 2022
Ask the Experts Revisited: Prioritization from A to Z
Tim Adams and John Rider provided some great insights for prioritization for capital improvements, operations & maintenance, and business...
J.D. Solomon
- Jan 27, 2022
Observed in Practice: 5 Reasons for Not Doing Written Business Cases
Organizations are constantly frustrated in the capital projects planning process and developing appropriate Operations and Maintenance...
The Experts
- Jan 18, 2022
Ask the Experts Replay: Building Better Business Cases
Get more of what you want by doing business cases. Better yet, you will not get out-positioned competing department managers who are...
J.D. Solomon
- Dec 14, 2021
Projects Beware: Environmental Regulations Not Aligned with New Federal Funding
The recently passed infrastructure bill provides billions of dollars for progressive infrastructure aimed at beneficial reuse, energy...
J.D. Solomon
- Nov 15, 2021
Tips For Including Rare Event Risks Into New Project Development
Rare event risks make or break any capital project because we handle them poorly. By contrast, traditional project risks are handled...
J.D. Solomon
- Nov 8, 2021
Success Or Failure Determined by Addressing Rare Events
Rare events produce the greatest risk to facility and infrastructure projects. Traditional risks, often called project risks, are...
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