During the first weekend of 2017, much of the United States was hit by a winter storm that dropped snow and ice over portions of the U.S. from the Rocky Mountains across the plains to the East Coast.
Most companies and corporations have corporate standards that address fiduciary and fiscal duties, responsibilities, and protocols, etc. They have standards addressing the execution and governance of their core business and how the company interacts with regulators, labor unions, and other companies.
On a recent project status call an engineering firm’s mechanical engineer stated, “We always design for the worst case.” The focus of the call was to troubleshoot operational problems associated with an air handler that was experiencing problems due to low load conditions.
I have had discussions with clients, contractors, consultants, and pretty much everyone else at one time or another regarding the benefits of providing both continuity and consistency of services.