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Rule #3: A deeper look into facility start-up.

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“Remember Humpty Dumpty”

Now I’m sure you’re wondering what this rule has to do with facility start-ups, but before we go down that path let’s start with a simple exercise: draw Humpty Dumpty.  Go ahead, get out a sheet of paper and draw Humpty Dumpty.  It doesn’t need to be a masterpiece, just draw what you think of when you hear Humpty Dumpty…I’ll wait.   How many of you drew something that resembles an egg?  Before we go further, go ahead and read the typical version of the nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again

After reading the rhyme, I’ll ask a simple question, where does it say that Humpty Dumpty is an egg?  Obviously it doesn’t but we’ve been trained to think of Humpty Dumpty as an egg because someone drew him/her/it (I’ll use him for ease) that way many moons ago.  If you didn’t draw him as an egg; bravo!  I know I would have drawn him as an egg.  The point I’m trying to make is that it is important not to set artificial boundaries, particularly when trying to solve a problem.

During facility start-up the only thing you can count on is that things will change.  Issues will arise that are unexpected and that will require creative solutions.  When trying to come up with a solution just remember; Humpty Dumpty does not have to be an egg.  In other words, question everything and don’t set artificial boundaries for yourself.  Life sciences is already a regulated industry and you certainly don’t need to add more “artificial” regulations.

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Published by Carlo Odicino | Former Director, Client Services