Posts by Paul McNamara

In recent years, OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) have become a widely adopted framework for strategy execution. Popularized in Silicon Valley and formalized at companies like Intel and Google, OKRs are often presented as a modern breakthrough in focus and alignment. For Sente, however, the underlying logic is not new. Long before OKRs became mainstream,…

Many organizations aspire to operate as “One Company.” The phrase appears in values statements, leadership messages, and strategic plans because it points to something real and important: the belief that an unselfish, cohesive, and inclusive organization is more powerful than a collection of well-intentioned but disconnected teams. And yet, despite sincere commitment, many companies struggle…

Why Test Resource Management and Lab Management, enabled by Scireo software, are Force Multipliers in Engineering For years, engineering organizations have been told that to get more speed, or increase capacity, they need more: more equipment, more people, more space, more budget. That growth in a business always requires growth of capital structures. But the…

Lessons We’ve Learned About the Essential Complexity Required to Deliver the Breakthrough Results We’re Known For Over the past two decades, our work with test organizations has taught us something important: Breakthrough results rarely come from simplicity. They come from mastering the essential complexity that actually governs performance — and minimizing the accidental complexity that…

You Can’t Win the Race When You’re Still Running on Spreadsheets You’re in a race — to accelerate time-to-market, cut costs, and deliver complex products with less room for error and delay than ever before. And yet… your lab is still trying to coordinate its schedule — across millions of dollars in test assets and…

How governance, operating rhythm, and intentional alignment unlock the lab’s strategic potential — powered by Scireo Aligning Lab Management with Enterprise Intentions You can hit every deadline, clear every backlog, and still fall behind. That’s the trap many lab managers are in: working harder on tasks while being blind to strategy. A lab might deliver…

Why Delays Matter More Than You Think Every engineering program is a network of interdependent people, equipment, and milestones. Testing sits at the center of that network — it connects design engineers who need results, program managers tracking milestones, equipment that must be ready, and customers waiting for delivery. When a test slips, even by…

Why Internal Labs Lose Work Internal labs don’t always lose because they’re bad at testing. In fact, many are world-class in capability. They lose in specific markets — like EMI or Environmental — where external labs exist as a viable alternative. When that happens, the reasons are predictable: Perceived higher cost: Business leaders assume external…

Being competitive doesn’t simply mean faster time to market and better products.  It also means employing asset management strategies that are sustainable. Achieving success in such big endeavors must be a team effort requiring all hands on deck. Company asset management teams and their management are uniquely positioned to play a big role in helping…

Industrial revolutions are triggered by the introduction of new tools.  Companies that learn how to exploit these tools with a comprehensive capital structure strategy win.  Those who do it first dominate.  Companies that are engaged in “transformation” efforts must be focused on transforming the totality of their capital structures – not just their capital equipment…