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May 20, 2026

Escaping the Tyranny of the Urgent

If you’ve ever finished a day exhausted only to wonder what you actually accomplished, you’ve probably been experiencing the “tyranny of the urgent.” This is a phrase first coined in a 1967 booklet by Charles E.…

May 10, 2026

Making Decisions that Stick

One of the most important parts of project management happens before a project exists. Before there is a project plan, a timeline, a budget, a backlog, or a steering committee that consumes everyone’s Tuesday afternoon, someone…

April 30, 2026

Choosing What Not to Build

One of the most difficult decisions in technology is deciding what not to build. That may seem counterintuitive. After all, technology teams are generally measured by what they deliver. Business leaders are rewarded for moving initiatives…

February 9, 2026

The Cost of Unclear Decisions

Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying: “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” Every organization is the result of a series of decisions. Some are small, while others define the…