Archive - How NOT to Execute Projects

The Methodology is for Everyone, not just the PM

Jul 10 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

May 2026

Decoupling Contingency Budget and Risks

May 27 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

Going Methodology-Free: Why It Fails (Predictably)

May 21 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

The Piety of “On Time and On Budget”

May 7 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

April 2026

The Expert is not the Best Project Manager

Apr 29 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

Ignoring the Reality of Risks

Apr 21 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

Why Project Managers Don’t Love Your “PM” Tool

Apr 21 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

Against All Odds

Treat Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios Equally

Apr 17 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

A Project Schedule is not a Project Plan

Apr 16 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

I Am Spartacus!

The Dangerous Fantasy of Zero-Defect Software

Apr 16 • Roberto Lopez Ramirez

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