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Commissioning Management Leadership

Commissioning Management Leadership

What makes commissioning (and projects in general) successful? Is it the tools you use? Is it the processes you follow? Is it the industry or specific technical details that you’re working on? Nope. None of these! What makes projects successful is the people working...
CSU Project Management

CSU Project Management

While managing capital projects can be challenging, particular attention needs to be placed on the last stages of projects during on-site commissioning and startup, since this is when all parts of the project come together. Projects always start with the best...
Does the Construction Industry Have a Mindset Problem?

Does the Construction Industry Have a Mindset Problem?

Nine out of 10 capital projects are late and over-budget (Bent Flyvbjerg, How Big Things Get Done). This benchmark is pretty low in any industry, and the construction industry has lots of room for improvement. Yet the construction industry has not improved in the last...
The Infinite Game of Capital Projects

The Infinite Game of Capital Projects

Capital projects are by definition finite games – they have a defined start, a defined middle, and a defined end. This creates a problem though, because finite games typically have a winner and a loser. So how can you have successful project collaboration when someone...
The Moloch Trap of Capital Project Commissioning

The Moloch Trap of Capital Project Commissioning

A Moloch Trap is a situation where an individual or group is compelled to make a particular short-term decision to protect their own self interest, despite being aware of the potential impacts of their decision on the bigger picture. This isn’t anyone’s fault, I’ll...
Project Managers: How to Manage Commissioning

Project Managers: How to Manage Commissioning

If you manage projects and need to understand the project management steps to manage commissioning, then this is for you. I’m willing to bet this is how your projects unfold: Nobody pays too much attention to commissioning during design and construction phases –...