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FACILITATION • ASSET MANAGEMENT
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT • ENVIRONMENTAL

FACILITATION

A concise, balanced, and well-structured communication reduces noise. JD Solomon Inc. provides practical solutions for reducing noise in communications.

How to Reduce Noise Using the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram

Noise is present wherever information is shared. The FINESSE Fishbone Diagram® provides technical professionals with a structured way to reduce it. Whether preparing a board briefing, facilitating a workshop, or crafting a public presentation, the N in FINESSE reminds you to keep the message clear and concise.

Empathy is about understanding the decision maker’s world well enough to communicate in a way that helps them make a good decision. JD Solomon Inc. provides practical solutions.

How to Use Empathy with the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram

Empathy is the first E in the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram®. It is the starting point for every effective communication effort involving complexity and uncertainty.

Illustrate: The chances of effective communication diminish significantly without clear visualizations. JD Solomon, Inc. provides practical solutions.

How to Illustrate (Visualize) Using the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram

The Illustrate bone of the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram® includes all the visuals and graphics we use to make large data sets understandable.

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ASSET MANAGEMENT

Engineers, accountants, and operations leaders may use the same terms for asset life, yet they often mean entirely different things. JD Solomon Inc. provides practical solutions.

Three Ways to Look at Asset Life…and why it matters more than you think

High-reliability organizations (HROs) build bridges between these viewpoints. They align engineering, finance, and operations so that asset decisions are defensible, practical, and focused on long-term value.

More than 20 years of progressive experience advising organizations is the foundation of the five-part series on work management. JD Solomon Inc. provides practical solutions.

Series Summary: Five Ways Top Companies Master Work Management

More than 20 years of progressive experience advising organizations is the foundation of the five-part series on work management. Work management is the backbone of reliable operations and sustainable performance. The best organizations master work management not by overcomplicating systems but by applying disciplined practices that make work easier, safer, and more effective. This series highlights five proven approaches—planning and scheduling, preventive maintenance, docum

Without accurate inventories, condition scores, and replacement values, the capital plan is built on a shaky foundation. JD Solomon Inc. provides practical solutions.

Why Asset Criticality and Risk Are Not Important in Validating a Capital Plan

This is why my approach emphasizes condition and asset replacement value as the key dimensions for data validation.

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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Communicating master plans requires connecting forecasts, projects, and priorities so people can follow them without feeling overwhelmed. JD Solomon, Inc. provides practical solutions for communicating and facilitating master plans.

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.

Five key themes stand out in how professionals can strengthen their communication effectiveness. JD Solomon Inc. provides practical solutions.

How to Save Your Project: Essential Communication Tips Every Manager Needs

Empathy creates bridges. It’s what transforms technical expertise into shared understanding.

The ability to control costs, stay agile, and use procurement strategically will separate industry leaders from the rest. JD Solomon Inc. provides practical solutions.

Why Smart Engineering & Construction Companies Are Ditching Old Procurement Methods

Shared risk models have been fairly common over the past 5 years in alternative project delivery for managing cost uncertainty while accelerating delivery.

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ENVIRONMENTAL

Large worlds are environments where measurement is difficult and uncertainty rules. Small worlds are environments where measurement is feasible and risk rules. JD Solomon Inc. provides practical solutions for environmental issues.

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.

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.