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September 8, 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,…
May 10, 2026
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 20, 2026
Most organizations don’t chase everything because they are careless. They usually do it because the ideas sound reasonable. They may even be reasonably, but that doesn’t mean they’re the best. It is both an art and…
March 31, 2026
One of the easiest mistakes an organization can make is assuming that once strategy has been defined, execution will naturally follow. It rarely does. Most organizations don’t struggle because they lack capable people. They struggle because…