A real factory
October 13, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThere’s the factory gate check. That final look, before the box is closed, to make sure all the parts are there and nothing’s been missed. It’s the “let’s not make... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Bigger things
October 12, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsWhen you’re on your own, comms are easy. You have a little conversation in your head, and you’re done. Here though, with project mangers and operations teams and procurement and... Read more
The cliff-wall
October 11, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsWe’ve all been in situations where customers want the impossible. Impossible in the available time or with the current pot of people or pool of money (on your side or... Read more
The who is the one
October 10, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThere’s a what and a when and a who. What needs to be done, when it should be completed, and who is going to make it happen. At every level... Read more
In step
October 9, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsSo we’re agreed then, this is the plan, D follows C follows B follows A. You know what you have to do, I know what I have to do. Great.... Read more