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How to Communicate Asset Useful Life for Better Decisions
When we communicate asset life clearly and contextually correctly, we create shared understanding and decisions that hold up in the real world.

JD Solomon
Jan 19


How to Communicate Facility and Infrastructure Master Plans
Master plan developers must recognize participants may have vested positions. The goal is not to eliminate divisions, but to foster understanding and leave room for negotiation. This calls for nuance and sequencing.

JD Solomon
Jan 15


We Describe Environmental Risk in Ways That Don’t Match How People Think
The FINESSE framework emphasizes clarity, transparency, and trust. Applied to environmental risk, it pushes us to do a handful of things exceptionally well.

JD Solomon
Dec 23, 2025


Why Most Asset Data Communication Fails (And How to Make Yours Succeed)
The gaps in asset data quality create a tangible improvement goal rather than an abstract data-cleansing goal.

JD Solomon
Dec 2, 2025


How to Frame Using the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram
The facilitator bears responsibility for reminding and refreshing participants of the Frame at key intervals. Communicating the Frame early and often ensures alignment and minimizes misunderstandings.

JD Solomon
Nov 24, 2025


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, 2025


Reliability Says, “I’ll Perform.” Dependability Says, “You Can Trust Me.”
Reliability earns confidence when things go right. Dependability earns trust when things go wrong. In business, leadership, and life, we praise reliability—consistent performance and results. Reliability builds credibility. It’s measurable, predictable, repeatable. Dependability runs deeper. Dependability says, “You can trust me when it matters most.” Reliability is a system trait; dependability is a human one. You can track reliability in a spreadsheet — uptime, cycle coun

JD Solomon
Nov 6, 2025


How Understanding Win Probability (WP) in Baseball Helps Asset Management
Understanding the underlying context behind the probabilities is crucial before applying them in practice.

JD Solomon
Sep 10, 2025


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, 2025


A Five-Step Approach for Better Environmental Decisions
Decision quality frameworks and communication approaches like FINESSE Fishbone Diagram create a pathway for clearer, more actionable environmental solutions.

JD Solomon
Aug 15, 2025


JD Solomon Inc. Provides Ethics Training in Upstate SC
"We all have similar ethics issues, but some people take them to places that are hard to imagine."

News
Aug 7, 2025


Work Management Part 4: Maintaining Asset Inventory Data and Drawings
Everyone shouldn't hesitate when you ask the simple question, "Who owns the data?"

JD Solomon
Jul 16, 2025


Solomon Joins Utility Board Member Panel at SCEC 2025
This year’s South Carolina Environmental Conference was held on March 9 -12 in Myrtle Beach.

News
Mar 11, 2025


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

JD Solomon
Feb 25, 2025


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, 2025


Applying FINESSE to Facilities and Critical Infrastructure
This virtual session will provide inside approaches and tips on how to get the facilities and infrastructure budgets that you need.

News
Nov 22, 2024


Free September Webinar on How to Communicate System Redundancy
This free event will be Thursday, September 26, 2024, at noon EDT.

News
Sep 5, 2024


Rob Stevens to Lead "Communicating Artificial Intelligence" Free Webinar on August 22
Register for the free webinar to learn more.

News
Aug 12, 2024


Communicating Public Policy, Women in STEM, and Asset Management
The CWF Guest Insights continue to be a community favorite!

News
Jul 31, 2024


Helpful Tips When Pulling the Plug on Facilitated Team Efforts
Communicating clearly with the team about why the facilitated effort is ending is essential.

JD Solomon
Jul 15, 2024
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