J.D. SolomonMar 21, 2022Five Ways to More Effectively Facilitate Tree Diagrams This article discusses five ways to effectively facilitate tree diagrams by conducting pre-session exchanges, asking powerful questions,...
J.D. SolomonJan 20, 2022Operationalize Risk by Making It More Understandable To Front-Line Staff Think about the greatest risk you have encountered in the past five years. Maybe it was related to physical injury or serious sickness....
J.D. SolomonJan 3, 2022Facilitation, Soft and HardThere is a lot to unpack in the standard definition of facilitation. "A facilitated session is a highly structured meeting in which the...
NewsDec 5, 2021People: Dion Trost Supports Reliability & Maintenance ServicesDion Trost returns from Houston to South Carolina. He supports our reliability & maintenance areas of practice, including leading and...
J.D. SolomonNov 23, 2021Two Ways to Improve Reliability and Ease Co-Worker UnderstandingFault Avoidance and Fault Tolerance are the two ways to improve reliability. By reliability, I mean the probability that a designed...
NewsNov 21, 2021"Communicating to Decision Makers" Workshop Once Again at RAMS 2022JD Solomon will provide his 8-hour workshop at the 68th International Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) in Tuscon,...
-Oct 15, 2021JD Solomon's Controversial Comments On Root Cause AnalysisJD Solomon’s comments at the 2021 North American Asset Management Conference were not what the audience expected. The topic was Root...
J.D. SolomonOct 12, 2021Fewer Surprises And More UptimeRoot Cause Analysis (RCA) is an essential element in any asset management program because a structured approach provides the best...
J.D. SolomonOct 11, 2021More Than Science: Asset Managers Have Their Role to Play in the Energy TransitionThe energy transition away from fossil fuel is a three-legged stool - public policy (legislation), rule-making, and rate-making. Asset...