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20
Jul
"Drink It Up": A Project Manager's Hydration Strategy for High-Seas Delivery

"Drink It Up": A Project Manager's Hydration Strategy for High-Seas Delivery

"No sailor sets out on a long voyage without water. And no project manager should sail into delivery without
13 min read
13
Jul
It's Always Someone's First Day & Someone's Last Day

It's Always Someone's First Day & Someone's Last Day

The profound leadership lesson hiding in a poolside conversation The Pool Revelation Sometimes the most profound insights emerge from the
4 min read
23
Jun
Project Pirate Smart Phone Notifications - Threat and collaboration

When Questions Feel Like Attacks: Navigating the Choppy Waters Between Detail-Oriented PMs and Their Teams

How to transform friction into collaboration when working styles clash The Scenario You have a project manager who's
5 min read
02
Jun
Gannt Chart with Pirate Ships

The Pirate's Compass: Navigating Gantt Dependencies Like a Seasoned Captain

Ahoy there! Ready to ditch those sleep-inducing project management manuals? Let's chart a course through Gantt chart dependencies
5 min read
26
May
Navigating by Stars, Not Slides: When Green Status Meets Reality

Navigating by Stars, Not Slides: When Green Status Meets Reality

A case study in complex platform delivery and the hidden costs of surface-level progress "When you sail by PowerPoint,
7 min read
28
Mar
Project Pirate RPG Start Game

From Tasks to Treasure: RPG Transformation in Project Management

The Unexplored Frontier of Gamification Gamification once dominated conversations about engagement, hailed as the next big innovation in user interaction.
5 min read
24
Mar
Three rum glasses - empty, half and full

The Calibrated Project Manager: Adjusting for Planning Biases

"It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit
4 min read
13
Mar
Fail We May, Sail We Must - Project Pirate Stormy Seas

Fail We May, Sail We Must: Embracing Uncertainty in Project Delivery

In the vast ocean of project management, there exists a simple truth that experienced navigators know well: fail we may,
4 min read