Project Management
How to report project status without hiding the truth
Green, amber and red only work if people are allowed to use amber. A simple format for honest status updates.
Writing
Essays and notes on project management, leadership and research.
Reflections
What a building site teaches about patience
Towers rise one floor at a time. So do careers, institutions and cities.
Research
Notes from the early months of a PhD
Doctoral study rewards a different kind of patience than project work. A few things I wish I had understood sooner.
Leadership
The meeting that tells you how healthy a team is
You can learn more about a team from ten minutes of its weekly check-in than from any status report.
Project Management
Why most project plans fall apart in week three
A plan is a set of guesses. The trouble starts when we forget that and treat the guesses as promises.