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 inquiries@zaetric.com.
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....
Process Development – good communication is the glue
As compared to a one-person development process, the diverse skill set of a Business Management System (BMS) process development team has advantages in problem solving, creativity, functionality, quality and efficiency. The team environment fosters collaboration,...
Contract Management – details, the problematic aspect
What Is A Contract - In the simplest terms, a contract is a promise enforceable by law. A promise is a commitment that something will or will not happen in the future. Control Element - In successful companies today, a critical element of their overall Business...
Project Document Control – a bit overwhelming?
Congratulations! Your company received the largest engineered product and services contract in company history. The promised delivery is half the normal time necessary to do the work, there are 300 document deliverables, 6,000 pages of specifications and liquidated...
Vendor Management – just structure, not rocket science
Smaller companies often secure contracts requiring management of sub-vendors. Effective vendor management is possible without a large staff, extensive software or overly complicated processes. Whether your vendor is providing products, services or both, effective...
Documentation Development Resources (or… Can Your Doctor Mow Your Grass?)
Documentation is the backbone of business. Successful engineers, scientists, business managers, programmers, and other SMEs (subject matter experts) have a common operational framework; clear and concise reports, specifications, standards, instructions, manuals,...
16-Apr- 2021
