EXTRACLARITY™ · FRAME
Before solving the
engineering problem, make
sure everyone agrees what
the problem actually is.
Extraclarity™ is ETA's project-framing decision tool for defining the decision, objectives, constraints, interfaces, success criteria and engineering scope before significant study or project effort begins.
Use Extraclarity™ when...
The project exists, but the question it must
answer is still fuzzy.
Scope
Teams disagree on what engineering
should be included.
Stakeholders
Different functions have different
definitions of success.
Decision
The final management decision has not
been clearly stated.
Poorly framed
engineering creates
expensive ambiguity
downstream.
A technically excellent study can still disappoint if stakeholders were expecting
different answers, critical interfaces were excluded or success criteria were
never defined.
Extraclarity™ creates alignment before analysis starts.
Extraclarity™ helps establish:
- ✓ The decision that must ultimately be made
- ✓ The business and engineering objectives
- ✓ Known constraints and uncertainties
- ✓ Stakeholder requirements
- ✓ Technical interfaces
- ✓ Required data and assumptions
- ✓ Success criteria
- ✓ Appropriate study scope and deliverables
From vague requirement to
decision-ready study definition
State exactly what the
organisation must decide at the
end.
Establish production, reliability,
project and commercial goals.
Identify data, technical,
schedule, operational and
commercial limits.
Agree how feasible options and
final recommendations will be
judged.
Convert the problem into a
focused engineering scope and
deliverables.
Especially useful before complex
or poorly defined compression
studies
Clarify what the integrated model needs to
answer before investing effort in model
construction.
Define the production objective, boundaries and
basis for evaluating modifications.
Establish symptoms, business impact, available
evidence and what the diagnostic work must
resolve.
Ensure study outputs align with the decisions
required for the next project stage.
Produce a clearer scope before requesting
proposals from engineering consultants or
vendors.
Clarify exactly what evidence management needs
before committing investment.
Clarity before commitment
The specific question the engineering must answer.
Technical, production and commercial objectives
aligned.
Known limitations, assumptions and uncertainties.
How competing options will be evaluated.
Information required before engineering begins.
A focused, auditable engineering scope and
deliverables.
Extraclarity™ is often
the precursor—not
the whole
engagement.
Once the problem is framed, the work may proceed through
CONCEPTCOMPRESSOR™, modgas™, CompressorDoc™ or verify™
depending on the decision that remains.
FRAME → then choose the right tool
That is the main reason I would position Extraclarity™ as a
Decision Tool rather than as a standalone engineering service.
Is the project moving before
everyone agrees what needs to be
decided?
A short framing exercise can prevent weeks of engineering effort being spent answering the wrong
question.