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Essays from January 2025

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  1. Software Has Outgrown Project Management (And PMI Knows It)

    The same software that runs your morning train, powers your VISA card, and keeps airplanes in the sky has evolved far beyond what traditional project management can handle. “Captain’s Log, Stardate 2024: We’re lost, but we’re making good time according to the project plan!” If this sounds absurd, that’s because it is. Yet this is …

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