Category: Strategy

Cobb’s Paradox

Cobb’s Paradox: We know why projects fail, we know how to prevent their failure – so why do they still fail? I was never a fan of The Standish Group’s CHAOS report. Ignoring some of the more specific complaints about the methodology, definitions, audience, etc., my biggest challenge is that...

We’re Not Ready for a Seat at the Table (Yet)

There’s a popular narrative going around that Project Professionals should seek to ‘be more strategic’. That they should lobby for a ‘seat at the table’. While an understandable sentiment (everyone wants to be ‘heard’, and to be seen as important), I think that *at this time*, this is not only...

”Strategic”… you keep using that word…

It seems more and more we’re seeing ‘strategic’ (or ‘strategy’) added to everything project-related (much like ‘Agile’ is) –  Strategic Project Management Strategic Project Managers Strategic Projects Strategic PMOs And I get it, we all want to feel that our work is *important* and provides value. ’Strategy’ is much sexier...