INSIGHTS

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FACILITATION • ASSET MANAGEMENT
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT • ENVIRONMENTAL

7 Helpful Insights on Facilitation from 2024

Effective collaboration requires facilitators to determine which work is best done by teams and which is best done by individuals.

Everyone Has a Strategic Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth

Strategic plans may be overrated, but strategic planning certainly is not. Neither is overrated when done well.

Helpful Tips When Pulling the Plug on Facilitated Team Efforts

Communicating clearly with the team about why the facilitated effort is ending is essential.

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ASSET MANAGEMENT

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.

Understanding How to Apply Redundancy to Facilities and Critical Infrastructure

The most common mistake is accepting redundancy as in place without testing or validating it. Are you sure that the switching works?

What Are the New Asset Management Challenges Over the Next 5 Years?

Here are five significant challenges that asset management of facilities and infrastructure will likely face over the next five years.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Project Management: How Many Steps Are Needed in Standard Instructions?

Outside consultants tend to push organizations in this direction. So do project managers from high-reliability organizations or sectors.

Should Project Managers Rely on a Guesstimate?

Guesstimate blend of the words “guess” and “estimate.”

How Many Engineers Do Local Governments Need?

... a few rules of thumb on how many engineers a local government needs.

ENVIRONMENTAL

2024 Hurricane Season Summary

The devastation of Hurricane Helene will impact multiple generations in western North Carolina.

Will PFAS Be the First Use of Chevron by the US Supreme Court?

Several federal-level lawsuits have been consolidated into one.

Has the Supreme Court's Sackett Decision on Wetlands Changed Anything?

"...With sufficient definiteness that ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited."