Jim's Articles

Week of 8 Aug 11: Solving the Paralysis Problem

Aug 04, 2011 at 11:04 am by admin

Last week we talked about "Paralysis by Precision" and I promised we would talk about some ways to overcome that this week. The first place to start is to assess your compa.... Read More

Week of 1 Aug 11: Paralysis by Precision

Jul 28, 2011 at 11:06 am by admin

In the summer of 1974, early in my career at that famous soap company in Cincinnati, I was assigned to be the editor of the piping and process design manuals. The comp.... Read More

Week of 25 Jul 11: Dimensions

Jul 21, 2011 at 11:03 am by admin

Of all the problems I have seen in 41 years in this business, dimensional errors in construction projects ranks number 1 among internal problems (misjudging markets is far a.... Read More

Week of 18 Jul 11: Poor People Assessments

Jul 14, 2011 at 11:06 am by admin

It seems a number of situations I have been exposed to lately reveal poor judgments when it comes to the people of our industry. I'll mention three this week--all of w.... Read More

Week of 11 July 11: Practicality

Jul 07, 2011 at 11:02 am by admin

It was not so long ago that engineers and scientists often came from a rural background. This is still true in developing nations, but for those of us living in develo.... Read More