When Did PMO Governance Become a Tax on Momentum?
Lately, I’ve been hearing a word more often than I expected from clients—always said with a kind of grimace: “It’s gotten a little…PMBOK-y.” They usually
July 29, 2025
Lately, I’ve been hearing a word more often than I expected from clients—always said with a kind of grimace: “It’s gotten a little…PMBOK-y.” They usually
Lately, I can’t walk out of a discovery session without hearing some version of this: We’re getting pummeled by change. Every time we find our
I didn’t plan to write this newsletter. I was halfway through writing about something else when Microsoft Teams threw me a curveball: a new feature
Executives want it done in six months. Your PM is telling you it will take ten. The “correct” answer is clear. Walk leadership through the
What is driving this surge in workplace snooping? What behaviors are companies actually tracking? And what happens to trust, performance, and morale when people feel
Can 20 Minutes Deliver a Measurable Win? Or Is It Just Dead Air? I detest 20-minute schedule gaps. Always have. 20 minutes is long enough
This one has bugged me for a while: How is it that we can all leave the same meeting (someone even took notes!) and, two
The Question That Won’t Leave Me Alone I’ve been asking this question for years now—sometimes out loud in a meeting, sometimes to myself while brushing