Processes are something that are often overlooked but are absolutely essential for a number of reasons: They help you create a repeatable template for a winning formula They help your team understand how to move through a project in the correct way They help you avoid omitting important...
In the previous parts of this series, we looked at how writing down all your todos can help focus the mind and free it from constantly trying not to forget about all those menial tasks. We also looked at how these todos can then be...
Looking back at part I of this mini-series from April, I introduced the idea of writing everything down on paper, all your to-dos, ideas, reminders, etc. Now we are going to look at what to do with all these notes: To get the most out of...
As we all know it’s easy to get distracted and lose track of our priorities. How often does this happen: You’re working on an important document when an incoming email pops up. What do you do? Like most people, you’ll probably instantly forget about the...
Back on the subject of what you can outsource I recently stumbled across an amazing outsourcing model that probably wouldn’t have made it on dragons den. It’s a subscription service called Blinkist, which is basically outsourced non-fiction reading. Yes, you read that right, this service...
I was asked recently by a CEDIA group of integrators for my input on their topic of the month which was outsourcing. This interest in the topic sparked my curiosity and I decided with the kind permission of my editor to put together a series...
On a recent visit to the all-new Design Museum in London in its new home in Kensington, London, I was very pleased to find a much-improved exhibition space and lots of inspiration. I thought I should share some of the most interesting things I found...
We have all been there; you need to get a proposal out the door today, there are a million and one other things all screaming for your attention and then you realise half the items in your proposal don't have up to date prices. What is...
A while back we changed the way we were delivering wiring plan drawings to our clients. This followed on from developing our own ANSI J-Standard-710 symbol set which built on the benefits of the J-Standard symbols included in our design package. I have written about...
Following on from last months column on equipment consistency processes, this month I want to explore the project design process. In all fields of design, the design process is the key to a successful project with a positive outcome. Regardless of whether you have a written...