{"id":177,"date":"2017-03-09T11:59:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T01:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seedengineers.com\/dev\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2019-08-30T11:51:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T01:51:07","slug":"the-relay-race","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.seedengineers.com\/old\/how-we-do-it\/the-relay-race\/","title":{"rendered":"The Relay Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Most projects move through phases \u2013 concept, calculations, documentation, and site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Most engineers have a preferred phase or strength. We arrange our work such that it travels through a team of engineers so that they are working in their preferred phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We believe that a relay race of 4x100m runners will always beat a single 400m sprinter. In the same way, a project is usually best served by bringing a team of engineers who each do one phase of the project particularly well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We call this the relay race and it has challenges. Just like a real relay race, the baton changeover (changing from one phase to another) is critical. Yet it is also useful, as it permits a regular review of the project against client objectives. It allows our staff to share project experiences and it means more people are familiar with the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seedengineers.com\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_158662634.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-433 aligncenter\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seedengineers.com\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_158662634.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.seedengineers.com\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_158662634-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seedengineers.com\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_158662634-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seedengineers.com\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_158662634-495x330.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most projects move through phases \u2013 concept, calculations, documentation, and site. Most engineers have a preferred phase or strength. 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