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11:40

July 28, 2025

Engineering Excellence: Vision, Strategy, and Team Transformation for Enhanced Performance

Perspective
Asset Stage
Day 01

Our project faced a culture of blame, excuses and denial leading to reactive work. The engineering function was unorganized and tasked with non-value delivery activities. Engineers were frustrated and considering resignation, while the customer was unhappy with missed objectives. Asset performance had fallen below acceptable thresholds, and cashflow was negatively impacted by performance penalties.

  • Created an engineering vision and strategy with clear role definition
  • Reorganized team structure leading to internal promotions and improved diversity
  • Increased job satisfaction and organizational citizenship through targeted changes
  • Transformed culture from blame to ownership, accountability and responsibility
  • Reversed negative performance trends and restored customer confidence
Topics:

Alignment Between Asset Strategy and Enterprise Objectives

Speakers

Samreen Rahman
Samreen Rahman

Maintenance Engineering Manager

Alstom

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