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Environmental Risk and Uncertainty: Expertise Matters Most
Knowing what is missing is just as important as knowing what is included. Expertise matters.

JD Solomon
4 days ago


Environmental Risk & Uncertainty: The Precautionary Principle
So “better safe than sorry” only addresses a high-level aspect of dealing with risk and uncertainty. Fine points such as “by how much” and “in what combination” are necessary considerations.

JD Solomon
Jan 29


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


Risk and Uncertainty: Understanding Small Worlds, Large Worlds
Context matters. Effective decision making depends on knowing when we’ve moved beyond the comfort of small worlds and into the uncertainty of larger ones.

JD Solomon
Jan 8


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


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


Updates on Johnston County-Clayton Water Supply Options
“We don’t need all of our eggs in one basket. We need options available to us,” stated Commissioner Bill Stovall.

News
Jul 31, 2025


Johnston County NC Evaluates Short-term Water Supply Options
Both boards have expressed concerns about affordability to water customers.

News
Mar 23, 2025


Trump's Environmental Impact Revealed: A 60-Day Journey Through Controversial Policies
It will not be as good or as bad as either political extreme predicts. Changes are coming, along with a period of uncertainty,

JD Solomon
Mar 18, 2025


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

JD Solomon
Feb 25, 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


Using Design of Experiments to Sort Through Randomness (and the perception of “best”)
...the ocean has its own way of deciding who the better fisherman is on any given day.

JD Solomon
Nov 7, 2024


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

JD Solomon
Oct 29, 2024


Will PFAS Be the First Use of Chevron by the US Supreme Court?
Several federal-level lawsuits have been consolidated into one.

JD Solomon
Oct 21, 2024


Getting it Right! Using Statistical Process Control in Environmental Root Cause Analysis
The seven rules of SPC provide a structured approach to monitoring and controlling processes, ensuring deviations are correctly identified.

JD Solomon
Jul 1, 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


Asset Management: Why Important Differences in Useful Life and Service Life Matter
The purpose of a useful life estimate is to determine how long an asset will remain in useable condition. "Useful life" is not the same...

JD Solomon
Oct 2, 2023


JD Solomon Reappointed to State Environmental Management Commission
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore has reappointed JD Solomon to a third term on the state's Environmental Management Commission...

News
Sep 8, 2023
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