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Earlier essays about projects, leadership, failure, and recovery.
From Red to Green: The Art & Science of Project Recovery (Case Study: The London Ambulance Service Project)
A deep dive into the London Ambulance Service CAD system failure and a practical framework for recovering troubled projects. Learn the art and science of project recovery, root cause analysis, and how to turn disaster into a leadership opportunity.
Beyond Buy-In: The Psychology of Influencing Stakeholders & Navigating Project Politics
Explore the psychology of stakeholder influence and project politics. Learn practical frameworks for understanding motivations, building coalitions, and ethically guiding projects to success through human-centered leadership.
From Practitioner to Influencer: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Personal Brand as a Project Management Expert
Learn how to transform your project management career by building a powerful personal brand. This step-by-step guide reveals the psychology and actionable strategies behind becoming a recognized authority and influencer in your field.
Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid? Choosing the Right Methodology for Your Project (A Comparative Analysis of Successful & Failed Projects)
Choosing the right project methodology is as much about psychology as process. Explore the strengths, pitfalls, and real-world case studies of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches to maximize your project's success.
The Robots are Coming (to Help): How AI is Revolutionizing Project Management & What You Need to Know
AI is transforming project management by automating tasks, providing predictive insights, and elevating the project manager's role to a strategic orchestrator. Learn how to embrace AI as an ally and future-proof your PM career.
The Unseen Force: How Project Leadership Psychology Determines Success or Failure (Lessons from Steve Jobs & the Apple Lisa)
The Apple Lisa's failure reveals how leadership psychology, including autocracy, perfectionism, and communication breakdowns, can undermine even the most visionary projects. Discover the hidden dynamics that make or break project outcomes.
Lost in Translation: How Communication Breakdowns Doomed the FBI Sentinel Project & How to Fix Them
The FBI Sentinel project is a case study in how communication failures, misaligned mental models, and organizational silos can doom even the most well-funded digital transformation.
Dancing with Disaster: A Masterclass in Risk Management from the Challenger Space Shuttle Tragedy
The Challenger disaster was not just a technical failure, but a profound lesson in risk management, groupthink, and the human factors that can override even the best engineering.
Scope Creep: The Silent Project Killer & How to Fight It (The Denver International Airport Baggage System Case Study)
The Denver International Airport baggage system is a cautionary tale of how unchecked scope creep, optimism bias, and poor change control can doom even the most ambitious projects. Learn the psychological roots and how to fight back.
Beyond the Blame Game: A Deep Dive into the Root Causes of Project Failure (The Betamax Case Study)
The Betamax story is more than a tale of a superior product losing to an inferior one. It's a masterclass in market psychology, strategic myopia, and the human factors that doom even the best technology.
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My first post on my new blog.