Project management can feel like being a circus ringmaster, tasked with keeping the lions, acrobats, and clowns in sync for a flawless performance. Ask anyone who has managed a complex project, people are always handing you a dozen new whips, hoops, and megaphones mid-act, promising each will make your show better. Individually, they often do,… [Read More]
Estimating Activity Durations
Like the tiny O-rings that brought down the space shuttle Challenger, one small underestimation often results in a chain reaction that the project can’t recover from. Poor estimation of activity durations is one of the leading causes of project failure. It’s the silent saboteur that turns promising plans into missed deadlines, strained budgets, and frazzled… [Read More]