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This made me think
When I sit here to write, it's impossible not to be influenced by the environment. It's impossible not to realise that I am but an...
Apr 131 min read
Critical Path Calculations Are Flawed—Here’s How to Fix Them
The critical path on your project is probably not what you think it is, because critical path calculations are missing one key piece of...
Apr 132 min read
How do you know if everyone is pulling in the same direction?
The movie The Boys in the Boat, based on the true story of the University of Washington's rowing team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics,...
Apr 133 min read
The Science of Short: Writing Status Reports That People Actually Remember
Status reports are indispensable tools for communicating progress, aligning teams, and informing stakeholders. However, a critical...
Apr 132 min read
Failure Is a Team Effort—So Is Growth
In most situations, where a project fails, there is a not a single reason for the failure. Of course, organisations that go on the blame...
Apr 133 min read
When Conviction Becomes a Liability
Having strong opinions weakly held is a great place to be. You have your conviction, your preference, your belief, but you’re open to...
Apr 133 min read
How to attend fewer meetings and actually feel good about it
How many meetings do you attend in a day? If it’s anything like a typical Project Manager, they are buttressed right up against each...
Feb 173 min read
Motivation isn't a trick - it's a puzzle
None of us are as good at motivating and inspiring people as we think we are. Part of our roles as Project Managers is to motivate and...
Feb 145 min read
Why Do People Make Dumb Decisions?
Remember that project meeting where a stakeholder made a decision so baffling that you struggled to keep a straight face? Maybe it...
Feb 133 min read
Is the PID dead?
I was catching up with a colleague I hadn’t seen for a good ten years and he was lamenting the fact that Project Managers have stopped...
Feb 112 min read
The Positivity Trap: When Project Decisions Get Sugarcoated
When we communicate decisions that need to be made on our projects, our stakeholders often hear something different than we intend. When...
Feb 102 min read
To be truly successful in projects, you have to master "AND"
I’ve shared my thoughts on how I view success in projects a lot. It’s something that I’m passionate about. I’ve talked about the need to...
Feb 72 min read
Nobody Reads the Pack, Nobody Speaks—So Why Have a Governance Meeting?
How many times have you painfully sat through a project governance meeting? Most of the people who turn up don’t even speak, no one has...
Feb 33 min read
How To Keep Your Calm When Under Attack
I’ve been researching a lot of Steve Jobs recently. Not the myth. I’ve been watching a lot of his youtube videos, reading a lot of his...
Jan 304 min read
Your Meeting Survival Kit: Free Templates to Boost Productivity
We all have meetings. Some more than others. Some more formal than others. When the occasion demands it, we create an agenda for that...
Jan 292 min read
Teams know things leaders never hear about
When projects are forming and working out what outcomes they will be targeting, it’s often done with a senior audience. The sponsor, an...
Jan 272 min read
10 icebreakers for your project team
I know ice breakers were all the craze when we were locked away in our covid bubbles, and have disappeared a little since then, but I...
Jan 243 min read
The Lost Art of Giving a F***: Why Passion and Responsibility Matter More Than Ever
In an age of constant distractions, instant gratification, and endless scrolling, there’s a growing epidemic of indifference. Whether...
Jan 234 min read
Should this project be a project?
When a project is really large and long-lived, it’s natural to ask the question of whether the project should be a project. A project is...
Jan 212 min read
Have you come across NUPP - the Near Universal Principles of Projects?
Have you come across NUPP - the Near Universal Principles of Projects? If you’re interested, you can find NUPP here: https://nupp.guide/...
Jan 172 min read
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