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𝙰̲ ̲𝚆̲𝚘̲𝚛̲𝚔̲ ̲𝙱̲𝚛̲𝚎̲𝚊̲𝚔̲𝚍̲𝚘̲𝚠̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚝̲𝚛̲𝚞̲𝚌̲𝚝̲𝚞̲𝚛̲𝚎̲ can help you better understand work required to meet major milestones.
𝙰̲ ̲𝚆̲𝚘̲𝚛̲𝚔̲ ̲𝙱̲𝚛̲𝚎̲𝚊̲𝚔̲𝚍̲𝚘̲𝚠̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚝̲𝚛̲𝚞̲𝚌̲𝚝̲𝚞̲𝚛̲𝚎̲ decomposes your work into bite sized portions that can be assigned and scheduled with confidence.
Example from Telecom:
Decomposing a macro site construction process.
➡ 𝐍𝐓𝐏 & 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧 - 𝟐 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬
➡ 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝟏𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬
➡ ➡ Trenching & Grounding - 3 days
➡ ➡ Pad & Electrical - 3 days
➡ ➡ Equipment Set - 2 days
➡ ➡ Meter Set - 5 days
➡ ➡ MS: Civil Complete - 0 days
➡ 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝟏𝟏 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬
➡ ➡ Hybrid Install - 2 days
➡ ➡ Mount Assemble - 3 days
➡ ➡ Mount Install - 2 days
➡ ➡ A&L Install - 4 days
➡ ➡ MS: Tower Complete - 0 days
➡ 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐭 - 𝟏𝟐 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬
➡ ➡ Commissioning - 1 days
➡ ➡ Closeout Submitted - 1 days
➡ ➡ Closeout Approved - 5 days
➡ ➡ Permit Closed - 5 days
➡ MS: Construction Complete - 0 days
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How does this help?
▫ 𝐀 𝐖𝐁𝐒 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲. The example above was originally quoted as a 30-day start to finish process!
▫ 𝐀 𝐖𝐁𝐒 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤. Here my "Meter Set" task may be 5 days with some power companies but is 6 weeks with others!
▫ 𝐀 𝐖𝐁𝐒 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲.
In telecom, your ability to forecast accurately across a large number of sites IS your credibility.
Facilitating this exercise within your org can help you eliminate surprises and tighten up for your customer.