by Paul Turner | Feb 6, 2025 | CSU
When you talk to commissioning folks, every one of them will tell you that commissioning must be involved early in projects. But what does this actually mean? Why do projects need to plan for commissioning so early? Is it just a bunch of meetings to talk about testing...
by Paul Turner | Feb 3, 2025 | CSU
There is an unprecedented amount of work to be done on projects. The number of projects to be undertaken has risen dramatically in the last decade to address the global challenges we face: Projects for decarbonation to achieve sustainability Projects for...
by Paul Turner | Jan 23, 2025 | CSU
In the 1970s before computers were widely used, engineering drawings would be marked up, then faxed to site to indicate the changes required. The project team at site would receive the fax, maybe have a question about the update, fax back some hand-drawn sketches with...
by Paul Turner | Jan 16, 2025 | CSU
Commissioning is a fundamental process of industrial plant process and energy system projects in order for projects to succeed, yet commissioning is not well understood by all groups working on projects. Too often the commissioning process is confused with testing,...
by Paul Turner | Jan 16, 2025 | CSU
Well, it’s not so much a secret, it’s just that a systems-based approach to completing projects is not explained or taught in any project management literature that’s out there. Which is unfortunate, since project managers need to know how to structure their projects...
by Paul Turner | Jan 7, 2025 | CSU
Data is how we make decisions, and decisions are arguably the most important thing we do on projects. The sequence of decisions we make determines the success of projects, whether we make the right decisions that lead to success, or the wrong decisions that lead us to...
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