Project Management

Project Management

Articles on running projects, process, and delivery.
09
Sep
The status meeting that manufactures surprises

The status meeting that manufactures surprises

In an earlier article about learning from bad managers, one line kept coming back to me afterwards: if people only
4 min read
01
Sep
The Scope Creep dictionary

The Scope Creep dictionary

Every profession has it's own language, and project management's is unusual in one respect: almost none
4 min read
26
Aug
How to step on toes (and be thanked for it)

How to step on toes (and be thanked for it)

A while back I wrote about the moment that made me a project manager: sitting in a meeting, watching a
4 min read
17
Aug
The project management books worth finishing

The project management books worth finishing

This is the third of the books lists, and it needs a boundary drawn immediately, because the leadership list already
4 min read
10
Aug
I launched the same website, not once but five times

I launched the same website, not once but five times

Same product, same company, same team, same process.
1 min read
03
Aug
The most important delivery tool I built was a spreadsheet

The most important delivery tool I built was a spreadsheet

Not an AI system. Not a project management platform. Not a custom-built operations tool. A spreadsheet. Specifically: a "
1 min read
27
Jul
What I actually use AI for as a PM

What I actually use AI for as a PM

A lot of people out there are writing about how AI will transform project management. Here's what I
1 min read
14
Jul
I built an app to get the knowledge out of my head

I built an app to get the knowledge out of my head

I was the single point of failure on my own team and I hadn't noticed. Which, I'
4 min read
29
Jun
A quarter of a million pounds and not one line of code

A quarter of a million pounds and not one line of code

The first project I fully managed without writing a single line of code was worth more than £250k. A multi-
4 min read
22
Jun
"We don't need project managers"

"We don't need project managers"

"We don't need project managers, you can manage it yourself." How many places have you worked
4 min read