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Senior IT project manager in Toronto. Almost 20 years in technology delivery, including 10+ as a PM consultant and postgraduate professor. I write Execution Signal.
AI in Delivery
Oct 13, 2026
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3 min read
Shadow AI starts as a timing problem: a yes on a new tool takes weeks and the task takes hours. Four moves a PM can make on one project, without owning the policy.
Simplicity & Scope
Sep 29, 2026
Most scope creep gets agreed to in a conversation short enough to forget. Four moves to put the price in that conversation before the yes.
Sep 15, 2026
306 open project, program and PMO postings from 51 North American tech employers, counted rather than guessed. Five numbers, each with one move attached.
Risk & Dependencies
Sep 1, 2026
4 min read
Following up politely is the one lever you cannot enforce. Four moves for turning a dependency you do not own into a dated request with a named person, a stated default, and a cost the room can see.
Aug 18, 2026
Most of that red list is symptoms. A 14-day sequence for finding the one item everything else is queued behind, and proving it before you change anything.
Aug 4, 2026
AI readiness is a decision question, not a tool question. Run the three-question check before the next license.
Jul 21, 2026
Scope, time, and cost aren't the whole story. Map every dependency and give each one an owner.
Decisions & Stakeholders
Jul 7, 2026
A quiet sponsor is not a calm project. It is a default decision you will own.
Jun 23, 2026
2 min read
AI sped up producing, not the decisions and integration that set your delivery date.
Jun 9, 2026
Use the Decide or Deliver Filter to cut project noise without losing control.
May 26, 2026
Use a simple review loop to turn RAID items into ownership, decisions, and next action.
Status & Reporting
May 12, 2026
Use this structure to report signal, not activity.
