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Jon Quigley

The author of numerous books on project management, Jon has held engineering and management positions at Volvo Trucks, PACCAR and other companies. His quarterly column will appear in March, June, September and December. Email Jon at jon.quigley@valuetransform.com
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Directed system or pull system—the schedule tango

Directed system or pull system—the schedule tango

Jon Quigley
December 9, 2019
In an earlier article, we dissected the project scope and explored the work breakdown structure (WBS). The WBS is the disaggregation of the scope into the work products that are required to meet the defined scope. Now, we are going explore setting about doing the work, from a schedule, or perhaps we will not even build a schedule.
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Prototyping Complex Harnesses

Prototyping Complex Harnesses

Designing, building and testing complex wire harnesses takes planning, attention to detail - and a good tester
Jon Quigley
October 10, 2019
Vehicles have become increasingly electrical over the years. This is not just power electronics, but also sensor data, communications and many other coordinated electrical signals. For aircraft or commercial vehicles, wire harnesses can be even more complex with hundreds of interconnection points.
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work breakdown structure

What the heck is a WBS?

Jon Quigley
September 9, 2019
The fundamental start of any project is a scope of work document, which specifies what we want the project to achieve. The project scope may start out broadly described based upon business objectives, but it will become increasingly detailed over time.
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DFMA Lets Engineers Focus on What They Do Best

DFMA lets engineers focus on what they do best

Jon Quigley
July 15, 2019
Raptor Performance in Concord, NC, designs and manufactures custom electronics for racing motorcycles and automobiles. The company's products are not for hobbyists, these are professional-grade parts.
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Configuration Management How-To

Configuration Management How-To

Configuration management is a fundamental set of processes for managing the product, supply chain and much more
Jon Quigley
May 7, 2019
When I first started my engineering career, I did not know much about configuration management. In fact, my introduction to configuration management was more about what happens when it is missing.
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Virtual reality aids design of assembly lines

Virtual reality aids design of assembly lines

Jon Quigley
March 12, 2019
In my first job after I received my engineering degree, I was designing hardware and writing software for embedded products for industrial applications. I had a simulator for the microcontroller.
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Quality products start with quality projects

Gauge repeatability and reproducibility

Jon Quigley
December 11, 2018
Despite a persistent and incremental march toward automation, people are still necessary for much of manufacturing. Perhaps that will always be true for certain segments.
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Quality products start with quality projects

Quality Products Start With Quality Projects

Jon Quigley
September 10, 2018
Project quality and product quality are different things, but they are inextricably linked—or they should be. It is possible for a project to seem successful and deliver the anticipated result, only to find out later the product is not what was expected.
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