Delegating to AI “Team Members”

My wife named her Chat GPT app. It’s called Sabastian. It was a brilliant move. I’m a slow AI adopter. We know about so many problems with it. It tells you what you want to hear, even if it’s bad advice. It confidently lies to you (See Note 1). It…

Politics for Non-Political Project Mangers

I was talking with a customer recently and he asked me what part of managing projects I find most challenging. I thought for a moment, and I told him, “It’s managing the conflicting needs of people affected by the project.” Conflicting Interests I am an engineer at heart, so when…

Fred’s First Flip – A Risk Management Case Study

I’ve been writing a lot on risk lately and how we can manage it in our projects. It’s been a bit theoretical up to this point, so here’s a fictional and oversimplified case study. I’ve intentionally chosen a job I’ve never done before, as the point of the post is…

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