SCADA projects often start with a software demo. They should start with a question: what does the pumper, the foreman, or the engineer need to know — and what will they do about it?
Work backward from action
- Which conditions require a truck roll today?
- Which can wait for the next route?
- Which trends matter for the monthly engineering review?
Then choose the tools
Once the decisions are clear, sensor selection, communications, polling rates, and alarm settings follow naturally — and vendor comparisons get much simpler.