For most project managers, it’s not the beginning or end of a project that’s difficult to plan for - it’s the “messy middle.” Even with the best scope of work and an actionable project plan, it’s impossible to know what might happen once you start...
While there’s no such thing as the “perfect” project plan — studies show that mid-project scope changes are still one of the leading causes for project failure. But in a profession where change is inevitable, often the real reason for failure isn...
People don’t leave bad jobs - they leave bad managers. Unfortunately, 77% of organizations say that they lack great leadership. So, it only makes sense that to keep your team together and happy (and avoid project failure), you need to level up...
It’s no longer a question of if you’ll suffer from burnout - but when. Nearly 75% of workers say they’ve experienced burnout during their career (with 40% of those saying they’ve experienced burnout specifically during the pandemic). But burnout...
Despite all of your hard work, the honest truth is that 70% of all projects will fail to meet their goals. But while there are countless reasons why projects fail — scope creep, budget overrun, lack of stakeholder support — there’s one roadblock...
If you’ve been managing projects long enough, you’ll know there’s a fair bit of confusion around roles and titles. But few cause as much confusion as the difference between project and program management. While there are some similarities between...
How hard is it to create a successful product? According to some studies, your chances of building a successful, revenue-generating product are only slightly better than your chances of being accepted to Harvard. As a project or product leader...
Ask a project manager what superpower they’d pick, and you’ll most likely hear the same answer: reading minds. As people who make products, it’s our job to understand what real people actually want to the best of our abilities. That’s why we spend...
Data shows that inaccurate requirement gathering is one of the key reasons up to 70% of projects fail. Yet, beneath that stat is the real problem: Teams focus too much on functional requirements (what the system does) and forget about the non-functional...
For most development teams and startups, ‘becoming Agile’ starts and ends with how you build software. But a full Agile transformation isn’t just about the development process you use — it’s a way to bring creativity, innovation, and lean operations...