The foundations of systems thinking and facilitation apply to capital programs because the analysis requires a group to establish the...

This article discusses five ways to effectively facilitate block diagrams by conducting pre-session exchanges, asking powerful questions,...

SOAP can result in staff time savings of up to 70% compared to traditional methods.

Organizations are constantly frustrated in the capital projects planning process and developing appropriate Operations and Maintenance...

The good news is that the average person usually responds, "a loss." Occasionally. I get "a surprise." I like "surprise" because it stands up to the tedious debate that risk professionals have about whether risk can be positive or negative, or just negative (some argue that risks are potential losses and opportunities are potential gains).

RAMS is still on-go for the end of January. Organizers report strong registration numbers, despite COVID cases and usual high...

There is a lot to unpack in the standard definition of facilitation. "A facilitated session is a highly structured meeting in which the...

MPW Board Chair Rick Crosby, former OWASA General Manager Ed Kerwin, NASA's Tim Adams, and JD Solomon will host a half-day workshop on...

The most significant value is the holistic relationships of the inputs because all of the inputs must make sense independently and together.

JD Solomon will provide his 8-hour workshop at the 68th International Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) in Tuscon,...

Risk matrices are one way to perform risk-based prioritization. The approach is qualitative, or describes the quality of the risks, and...

The alignment of an organization’s capabilities, information support systems, and decision making defines its organizational capacity.

Understanding your risks relative to an uncertain future usually involves some type of model.