Inside my practice · Water utility
No rate increase, new pipes
Leaders promised major pipe replacement without a rate change while other maintenance obligations remained.
What the situation reveals
The operating condition
Two commitments depended on the same resources and could not both be fully supported.
The move I would make
Show the deferred integrity work and ask leaders to authorize the actual trade-off in public.
The question to take into the room
Which existing obligation loses capacity if the new program proceeds as promised?
Explore the architecture
Follow the condition through the system.
Start with STRATĒGA, then examine where the other disciplines alter the decision or its consequences.
Bring it into your work
Which existing obligation loses capacity if the new program proceeds as promised?