ZAETRIC Blog
Statement of Purpose
This blog offers technical & business information, recommendations and experiences from the author on topics related to tech writing and business management systems (BMS) support. The articles are based on the authors’ domestic and international experience over 40+ years and are intended to be informational and thought provoking. Blog articles are intended for business and technical professionals involved or interested in these topics. Send questions or inquires for support to [email protected].
Equipment RFQ Development for Oil & Gas Projects
1.0 Introduction Oil & Gas projects have comprehensive technical and commercial requirements for the supply of capital equipment. These requirements come in the form of a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and cover a wide range of topics including design...
“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” – Photographic Documentation Guidelines
Introduction Oil and gas fields typically have a lifespan of 20+ years. From FEED to EPCI to Operation to P&A, technical work is ongoing. To varying degrees, all work to support the field requires documentation detailing the work history and...
Managing Project Document Deliverables From Multiple Participants
Introduction: Execution of energy-related projects can involve service, engineering, manufacturing, investigation, inspection, repair, commissioning, or any combination of these tasks. In order to have a precise and consistent record of the work from all participants...
An Introduction To Business Contracts – For Non-Legal Professionals
About This Article This article is an introduction to business contracts and is written for non-legal professionals. It is intended to provide an explanation of how contracts are used in business and includes typical contract structure, clauses and other suggested...
DEVELOPMENT of EQUIPMENT USER DOCUMENTATION
Introduction Custom engineered equipment requires comprehensive user instructions, manuals and guides for proper installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, repair and servicing. Custom equipment is typically used in regulatory-driven,...
BUSINESS EMAIL BEST PRACTICES
We rely heavily on email communication in our business lives. This is especially true when a record is required of back and forth communication about business topics, agreements and understandings which have technical, contractual, and/or commercial impact. The...
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION COST & MANAGEMENT FACTORS
ARTICLE OVERVIEW Have you ever attended a Supplier’s post-project lessons learned meeting and a senior manager asks the team; “why are the documentation development costs outside of budget by so much?” This is a question I often hear from company managers about...
Documentation Deliverables – often underestimated
Why the Importance? I touched on project document control in a previous blog. This article drills down on that topic in the area of contractually required documentation (documentation deliverables). Documentation deliverables are...
Quality Management in Smaller Companies – a topical overview
Quality and the Marketplace Does your company remake products or redo services which were not made or performed correctly the first time? Are these instances costly and occurring more frequently than you prefer? Your company may be at a point where industry and...
Small Company Technology Development – process driven success
The Challenge A small company successfully bringing a technology-based product or service to market, and maintaining a competitive position in that market, requires the focused effort of qualified technical and business management professionals and other resources....
