Cutting corners in control system updates—such as skipping P&ID revisions or HAZOP documentation—can create long-term safety ...

A four-step change management process to help organizations address the human dimension of software adoption from the very beginning.

In this article, as in industry, advanced process control (APC) refers primarily to multi-variable control. Multivariable control means adjusting multiple single-loop controllers in unison, to meet ...

Single-loop control (shown) is the mainstay of process control, and APC can never be successfully implemented in its absence.

Change management is among the most complex and challenging processes Global 2000 organizations face. Indeed, many IT service quality problems can be linked directly to poor change-management ...

Only through proper troubleshooting and then solving the underlying problems can control loop performance be improved. Process design certainly plays a role in control loop performance, but ...

Those organizations that adhere to a four-pronged change management structure and related processes are more apt to weather change and thrive in their new environment.

The real challenge of change management is working against emotion: fear, the ultimate vulnerability. No matter the change -- whether it’s something big like a new sales process, or small like a ...

Several change methodologies and process theories influenced the development of the OCM team’s approach, including heavy inspiration from John Kotter, whose ‘Eight Steps to Change’ has ...

The weakness of the open-loop system is clear: without any feedback, the system cannot automatically adjust its process to change its output. This rigidity, the inflexibility of an open-loop system, ...

Decision Maker Is Change Control Killing Your Business? Change control can sound good on paper, but it can also be used to shut down change entirely. Here's the process controls you'll want to ...

Tom Mochal provides a simple scope change process that you can use on your project.