October 13, 2026
Executive Project Visibility
Have you ever been in an executive meeting when a project comes up and someone asks, “Remind me what that one is again?” The project may have been approved months ago, the delivery team knows exactly…
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Category: Execution
October 6, 2026
Slow Down
Working in the IT industry, the concept of “slowing down” isn’t something you hear often. If anything, the industry is a constant push to move faster. While listening to The Diary of a CEO with Steven…
September 15, 2026
How to Operate When There Are No Projects
Have you ever worked in an organization where everyone insists they don’t really have “projects,” but somehow there are always dozens of things people are working on that suck up a lot of time? There may…
September 8, 2026
The Flywheel Effect in Business
Jim Collins is credited with the business flywheel concept. In Good to Great, Collins describes the image of a massive flywheel that takes enormous effort to move at first, then gradually builds momentum as each push…
September 1, 2026
Recovering a Troubled Project
Have you ever watched a project that seemed to be progressing well suddenly become the subject of endless discussion? Conversations start to stretch well beyond the time they should take, more people are invited into meetings,…
August 25, 2026
When is it Good Enough?
Have you ever watched a project move quickly through the first major part of the work, only to slow down dramatically near the end. It feels as though the last 20% of the work is taking…
August 15, 2026
The Dynamic Constraint Model
Project managers are introduced early in their careers to the Triple Constraint Model: Time, Cost, and Scope. Some variations substitute Quality for Scope, but the underlying principle remains the same. Every project requires trade-offs, and changing…
July 13, 2026
When a Project Loses Its Story
Few situations are more frustrating in project management circles than watching a project lose credibility after weeks or months of productive work. The team has been meeting regularly, milestones and deliverables have been reached, and tangible…
June 29, 2026
Why Projects Really Fail
Projects rarely fail all at once. Most of the time, they fail quietly and gradually until they reach a breaking point. A meeting ends without a clear decision. A requirement is assumed rather than confirmed. A…
June 19, 2026
Planning Beyond the Gantt Chart
I should preface by saying I have nothing against Gantt charts. In fact, I think they’re a useful tool, and I’d love to see them more. But I also think Kanban boards, DevOps backlogs, Microsoft Project,…