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Sep 13, 20248 min read
Boeing, Boeing... Bugger. Now it's the Starliner.
With so much money spent, you would think Boeing would have something reliable to offer... the Starliner is, lacking, to say the least.
Aug 23, 20248 min read
How to not suck at probability and statistics.
The problem with most courses that focus on trying to teach probability and statistics is that they try to appeal to our conscious mind...
Aug 13, 20247 min read
Always looking for someone to 'sign off on that?' ...your organization is probably struggling.
How leadership, red tape, and unnecessary processes sometimes hold back an organization from success and growth.
Aug 8, 20246 min read
And now to the biggest IT outage ever! (The Crowdstrike Incident...)
How the Crowdstrike IT system outage happened, what we can learn from it, and what can be done to avoid it happening again.
Apr 17, 20244 min read
Boeing is Steering Harder into its Spiral of Death
What is happening with Boeing's management (or lack thereof...) The most recent Boeing related issue is in the rudder controls.
Apr 17, 20244 min read
Leadership and the Failure of the Apple Car
Apple recently did something that it isn’t in the habit of doing. And that is – admitting failure. (And losing $10 billion on that failure.)
Nov 13, 20233 min read
So it's 'COTS' - Of course you need to demand that it be reliable!
The reliability of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) systems, is a funny thing. Why would anyone buy something designed for someone else?
Oct 4, 20213 min read
10 Reasons you Need to do Reliability Engineering
Reliability engineering has an image problem: seen as an imbugerance that destroys budget, schedule and fun. Is that a fair assumption?
Sep 13, 20213 min read
When People Do Right - Does the Right Thing Happen?
What happens when you or those around you do the 'right' thing? If the answer is 'nothing' - then there is a problem.
Aug 30, 20213 min read
Same old reliability lessons from amazing new (solar cell) technologies
There are plenty of reasons for renewable energy to become increasingly important. These reasons start with climate change and end with...
Aug 16, 20213 min read
Reliability happens when you become impatient and selfish
You can't motivate people to do reliability engineering that benefits 'other people' a long time from now. But you don't have to!
Aug 2, 20213 min read
The Root Cause of a Failure is Always a Decision
We often get sucked into drawn-out conversations (or heated debates) about the ‘true’ meaning of words. Especially when it comes to...
Jul 26, 20214 min read
How to Change Design Reviews from Tedious to Awesome
Design reviews are often horrible. Designers feel defensive. Design reviewers pick holes. But it doesn't have to be this way.
Jul 19, 20214 min read
Words are important. But not as important as leadership
Leaders are often looking for quick fixes - and this extends to 'banning' certain words. But this changes nothing if nothing else changes.
Jul 5, 20213 min read
The Stresa-Mottarone cable car crash is a lesson on culture
Fourteen people died on the 23rd of May 2021 when a cable car in Italy crashed to the ground. Describing this as an accident is too kind...
Jun 11, 20215 min read
The Russian Concorde … and why you haven’t heard of it
Take one look at the Tu-144 and you see why it is called the Russian Concorde. There is a reason you have heard of one and not the other.
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