JD Solomon
Five Key Enablers for Project Managers to Be Effective Communicators
These are the five key enablers for project managers to be effective communicators. Like a chain, these enablers are only as strong as...
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J.D. Solomon
- Aug 30
Project Risk: Will Hurricane Idalia Loop for a Second East Coast Landfall?
Hurricanes making a second landfall on the US east coast occur every twenty years. It has been twenty years since the last one. I was...
J.D. Solomon
- Aug 1
Successful Project Management Software Needs This One Thing!
Project management software has many advantages over using spreadsheets for managing capital projects. These advantages are most powerful...
J.D. Solomon
- Jul 11
This One Thing Improves Project Management Accountability
Accountability is an overworked word with mostly negative connotations with the current workforce. That's a shame because accountability...
J.D. Solomon
- May 23
How a Project Manager Can Leverage AI in 2023
As a project manager in 2023, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance productivity and efficiency within...
J.D. Solomon
- May 2
Too Many Variations? How to Know the Right Design-Build or EPC Firms
One of the biggest decisions an owner will make is choosing the right construction project delivery method. The decision is complicated...
J.D. Solomon
- Mar 27
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...
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...
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