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How to Save Your Project: Essential Communication Tips Every Manager Needs
Empathy creates bridges. It’s what transforms technical expertise into shared understanding.

JD Solomon
Nov 22


Why Smart Engineering & Construction Companies Are Ditching Old Procurement Methods
Shared risk models have been fairly common over the past 5 years in alternative project delivery for managing cost uncertainty while accelerating delivery.

JD Solomon
Oct 29


Why Disaster Recovery Lessons from Hurricane Helene Matter in Capital Project Development
Hurricane Helene's aftermath presents a clear case study of why capital projects can stall before money, permits, and regulatory clarity are aligned.

JD Solomon
Sep 29


Why Project Managers Should Communicate with FINESSE
Above all, you build trust, lead with clarity, and make the challenging aspects of projects run more smoothly.

JD Solomon
Aug 29


Seven Common Ethical Issues for Water Utilities
In our training and workshops, we discuss three things that can be used to avoid ethical issues.

JD Solomon
Aug 11


Program Management: Are Executive Leaders Governing or Meddling?
It’s easy for those same leaders to cross the line from responsible oversight into operational program delivery.

JD Solomon
Jul 24


Helpful Tips for Reducing Noise in Project Management Communication
JD Solomon Inc provides practical solutions.

JD Solomon
Feb 25


Google: Six Infrastructure and Facility Topics of Growing Interest
According to Google, these are the top six topics we published in the last five years that are surging.

JD Solomon
Jan 28


Three Barriers to Effective Communication that Stymie Project Managers
By addressing language, accessibility, and generational gaps, you’re building trust and respect.

JD Solomon
Jan 21


7 Helpful Insights on Project Development from 2024
Our approach to Program Development is captured in the 3D's – Decisions, Development, and Delivery.

JD Solomon
Dec 17, 2024


Project Management: How Many Steps Are Needed in Standard Instructions?
Outside consultants tend to push organizations in this direction. So do project managers from high-reliability organizations or sectors.

JD Solomon
Nov 27, 2024


Should Project Managers Rely on a Guesstimate?
Guesstimate blend of the words “guess” and “estimate.”

JD Solomon
Oct 29, 2024


How Many Engineers Do Local Governments Need?
... a few rules of thumb on how many engineers a local government needs.

JD Solomon
Aug 23, 2024


How Project Managers Blow Their One Shot at Credibility
You are either a trusted advisor, a persuader, or a manipulator. "Cherry-picking" information is the single biggest threat to credibility.

JD Solomon
May 21, 2024


Three Things Project Managers Should Know About Managing the Boss
The story is a constant one. I saw it again just last week on a big program. In that case, one of the project managers saw an incident as...

JD Solomon
Apr 4, 2024


Capital Projects Led by Operations: Are You Considering These Three Important Issues?
The infrastructure crisis leaves us with too much public money to spend and too few people to manage the work. One trending solution is...

JD Solomon
Feb 13, 2024


The Top 4 Program Development Articles of 2023
What are our top ranked program development articles of 2023? Do they represent market trends? We were surprised at a few of the results....

JD Solomon
Dec 13, 2023


Driving Success: Why Call It Project Development vs Program Development
Projects and programs are often used interchangeably. Yet, they represent distinct entities in the realm of development and management....

JD Solomon
Dec 4, 2023


14 Helpful Articles on Project Development from 2023
What's hot in project development in 2023? The insights on our website provide a good snapshot. Read a few of the fourteen articles and...

JD Solomon
Nov 14, 2023


What Hurricanes and Fishing Teach Us About Risk and Project Development
Surf fishing on the South Carolina coast is a much different experience in 2023 than in 2022. The difference provides some valuable...

JD Solomon
Oct 9, 2023
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