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Confessions of an IT Project Manager

Essays, rants, and reviews from the sharp end of project management — a human steering giant software efforts and the foot traffic in between. New writing when it happens, archived forever. Read more about the project →

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Shipping Is a Team Sport

March 2, 2026 · Software Development · 1 minute · Permalink

The deadline is not the point. The thing users can actually touch, buggy and late, is closer to the point than any perfect plan.

The Gantt Chart Is Not the Enemy

January 14, 2026 · Project Management · 2 minutes · Permalink

Everyone loves to mock the Gantt chart, but the chart was never the problem. The problem was what we asked it to predict.