It can be difficult to find software-experienced personnel who can effectively evaluate integrated control systems before you purchase or contract an asset, or prior to the start of operations. Control systems-related issues such as incomplete testing, unresolved punch list items, and a lack of adherence to software configuration management policies often lead to non-productive time (NPT) or equipment failures.

We help you identify and remediate control systems-related issues and objectively determine whether an asset is fit for your specific purpose and is as risk-free as possible. Ultimately, this reduces the remediation costs and NPT that can result when control systems-related issues aren’t discovered until operations. To help you ensure that your control systems software is functioning correctly, we will:

  • Review technical reports as appropriate to verify test requirements
  • Interview personnel to ascertain past / current issues and remediation
  • Review available maintenance records to ensure that they are up to date
  • Verify that there is a critical spare list for control system equipment
  • Verify that an Alarm Management plan is in place, and that alarms have been rationalized according to plan
  • Determine whether personnel are adhering to SCM processes and procedures
  • Perform spot checks on key control system safety components

These activities enable us to provide you with:

  • Ongoing insight into the risk levels on your asset using our Real-Time Risk AssessmentSM Scorecard
  • A detailed report of our findings, as well as practical recommendations that you can leverage to reduce control-systems related risk

How We're Different

  1. Mitigating control systems-related risk requires deep software experience and the ability to take a holistic view. Our consultants average 20+ years of software, hardware, and network topology experience, have been thoroughly trained on our methods, and receive ongoing training to upgrade their skills.
  2. Many failures are a result of poor communication or disorganization. Our consultants are effective communicators, experienced project managers and are skilled at knowledge transfer and issue resolution management.
  3. We know what is possible to change and what is not. We don’t waste time recommending impractical changes; instead we offer actionable solutions.