Small Steps can make a difference!!!!

Not ready for a fully integrated solution, start with some basic tools to begin to develop process discipline.  Standardizing work through the use of simple templates can make a difference as your teams now don't spend time developing their own version while support teams are presented information in a consistent manner.


This can be a simple as a scope of work or meeting minutes/action items etc.; imagine if each engineer across a department develops their own version of these tools, now contractors and other team members supporting the multiple projects have to interpret each.  This is not where you want teams spending their valuable time so keep them focused on the material desired not trying to interpret the information.   This is an example of a small step, but it will make a difference on your journey to streamlined work processes as it eliminates variance and wasteful efforts.  There are countless ways to leverage tools you already own (word, Excel) via templates to enhance simple items that will make a difference.