ABSTRACT
Whether the task at hand is a multi–million dollar design and construction project, a repair, a procurement, or a small maintenance work package, the difference between success and failure is technical competence: the right knowledge at the right time. This obvious fact applies across all disciplines: civil–structural, process–mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, maintenance and operations. The best flow charts, quality plans, execution plans, project management logics, tracking and trending, or cost–schedule analyses can not replace the fundamental need for technical competence at the engineering level and at the corporate level.
