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Awakened Systems Engineering

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  • Schedules are Models

    Schedules are Models

    Schedules are models. A poorly designed schedule will not model the progress of a project with much accuracy.

    July 19, 2022
  • Doing and Not Doing

    Doing and Not Doing

    The creative life cycle includes both Doing and Not Doing. Don’t overlook Not Doing! It can be the key to the successful completion of your task.

    July 9, 2022
  • Parkinson’s Law for Schedules

    Parkinson’s Law explains why a schedule that is used to set deadlines will always result in a project that is behind schedule.

    June 21, 2022
  • A Tale of Medical Accounting

    My mother goes to the hospital for surgery and receives a bill for $70.87.

    April 24, 2022
  • Daily Status Meetings

    Daily status meetings seem like a good idea, but if they are not done correctly, they are guaranteed to reduce the productivity of the development team.

    April 20, 2022
  • Leading a Design Meeting

    Leading a design meeting is a skill that you can cultivate. Here are some best practices that I have found useful.

    April 18, 2022
  • Product Development Lessons from a Model Car Kit

    Product Development Lessons from a Model Car Kit

    How important is integration planning to the success of a project? A model car kit provides a big clue.

    April 16, 2022
  • Why is my project late?

    There are many things that can delay a project. In this post I use a fishbone diagram to list and categorize them.

    April 14, 2022
  • What is a Trade Study?

    A trade study is a tool that can help project teams make wise decisions. They can also be manipulated to give preferred decisions rather than wise decisions

    September 24, 2021
  • Trade Study Reveals: Mom is Right!

    Was my mother’s inclination to go to the emergency room rather than to urgent care or her doctor’s clinic a wise decision? This eccentric example of a trade study gives us the answer.

    August 31, 2021
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