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Estimate Air Pollution with Emissions Factors (AP 42)
The U.S. EPA can help you calculate “typical” air pollution from different emissions sources in the U.S. including fired heaters, refineries, agricultural, chemical and metallurgical industries, etc. Just check out this cool report, AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission … Continue reading
Candidate College: How to become a politician
Ever thought of running for a political office? This post will show you a video-taped conference where speakers, including successful politicians, try and give some advice about what to do and what to expect. I also include summary notes if … Continue reading
Sparklines: Tiny Graphs to Show Lots of Data
Sparklines are a great little idea. We all know that a good picture is worth a thousand words. Similarly, sometimes there’s no substitute for a graph of some data. Sparklines are an attempt to get the power of graphs into … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Diagrams, Excel
Tagged edward tufte, graphs, microsoft excel, sparklines
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“Just say no list” prevents project scope creep
How about this: write a list of “what we will NOT do on this project” to prevent scope creep? (A project’s “scope” is the understanding of what is being addressed. “Scope creep” is when the project gets larger than expected, … Continue reading
Posted in Project Management
Tagged chemical processing magazine, manhours, project scope, scope creep, willard
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Brainstorming Methods and Ideas
Good brainstorming sessions can suggest creative ways through intractable problems. But “just sitting around and thinking” often doesn’t cut it. That’s why I’m going to list methods for Brainstorming. Tons of methods. Consider this a brainstorming exercise on the different … Continue reading