Journal Themes
Competitiveness and combativeness can work against persuasion, collaboration, and trust-building - key for both project and change work
A psychological orientation towards status, control, and self-protection may overpower the collaborative instincts that good project management usually requires. A few different bodies of literature speak to this. I wanted to dig further into some of these.
For readiness, start with the decision
Not every project requires readiness management. Every project requires planning, governance and delivery management. Readiness is only needed when the project will culminate in a consequential decision that stakeholders must consciously authorise and then stand behind.
How project accounting adds value
Project accounting offers multiple benefits - across understanding profitability of a specific project, spotting early warning signals, and building a bank of data that, over time, improves pricing and estimating.
