INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Industry insights, operational perspectives and industry commentary from the SPM team on infrastructure, maintenance, logistics, project execution and the realities shaping industrial environments.

8 Ways Scope Creep Enters a Project

8 Ways Scope Creep Enters a Project

By the Operations Team: SPM People often describe scope creep as a project becoming bigger than originally planned. That definition makes it sound obvious, as though someone has added a major new requirement and everyone can see that the scope has changed. In...

Field Intelligence Is a Commercial Asset

Field Intelligence Is a Commercial Asset

By Nhlanhla Nkomo, Head of Sales at Southern Power Maintenance   Some of the most useful information in sales does not arrive as a formal instruction from the client. It can come from a comment made during a meeting, a delay in approval, a recurring concern about...

Why Market Intelligence Is a Business Development Responsibility

Why Market Intelligence Is a Business Development Responsibility

By Sydney Mabalayo, Strategy and Business Development Director at SPM   A company can be busy without necessarily moving in the right direction. Teams can spend months responding to enquiries, preparing proposals and pursuing new work while important shifts are...