Your team is divided on electrical design standards. How do you ensure everyone is on the same page?
When differing opinions on electrical design standards arise, it's crucial to align your team. To navigate this challenge:
How do you bridge the gap when your team is divided? Share your strategies.
Your team is divided on electrical design standards. How do you ensure everyone is on the same page?
When differing opinions on electrical design standards arise, it's crucial to align your team. To navigate this challenge:
How do you bridge the gap when your team is divided? Share your strategies.
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Most groups agree at some level. Establish the starting point of difference. While opinions may be diverse, agreeing on a smaller part can be easier. Then small pieces/steps of the project to align the team. Ultimately technical standards rule the baseline.
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If they are using different electrical design standards, even if they are on the same page they won't have anything to do with each other, as typically these standards have a variable numbers of pages. The solution would be use the same standard, same edition. That way it makes for everyone to be on the same page. If they cannot decide on the standard, I recommend a machete for each one and a closed room.
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There are always common points where all agree and this is the point where we should start our journey for discussion. Next we should focus on differences and discuss the various standards requirements. Ultimately it is the design requirements which should prevail not emotions.
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To ensure design consistency, clarify each team member's responsibility and align internal standards with recognized international and national norms (e.g., IEEE Std C57.12.01?-2020, IEC 60076 for transformer design). Hold team meetings to address any concerns or conflicting interpretations of the standards. Additionally, implement a review process where experts check designs to ensure compliance with the established standards.
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In order to reach to a common ground we need to follow requirements management. Test your arguments on the following aspects: 1. What is required in contract specification. 2. What is prescribed in the relevant standards. 3. What are the best practices followed in the industry.