Engineering Good Practices

The engineering practices are centered around the following principles:

• I focus on problem solving and improvement
• I spend time with all the stakeholders to ensure quality work
• I speak to the customer in his/her own language

Key Engineering Practices

• Engineers are expensive. Don't waste their time on:

1. ordering parts (other than engineered equipment)
2. overseeing jobs (repairs)
3. counting costs

• Demand practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Set expectations up front (“We can afford to spend $100k to make this problem go away, otherwise we will live with it.)
• Force engineers into the field (interact with process and maintenance)
• Make design an interactive process with mechanical and process.