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Beating the ‘dream team’ paradox

‘If only we had the team we had back then!’ I expect we’ve all said that, recalling a project when everything just…

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Effective project leadership

Leadership is all the rage these days. But how important is it for managing large complex projects? When I was coming up,…

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Project admin: burden or saviour?

Back when I was a rookie project manager, my boss gave me some sage advice. ‘Administer your project as if…

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Time for better foresight

‘We invest in management teams, not in companies.’ We hear this a lot from investors in energy projects. It seems like sound advice. After all,…

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On being mindful, not heroic

How can a stance of ‘professional endeavour’ work in a changing landscape? How to manage uncertainty as the project unfolds? Planning…

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PROJECT MILESTONES: What’s Epeus doing at a massive European wood-processing plant?

We typically get called in to advise clients during times when their large engineering projects are most vulnerable. Sometimes, though, project leaders want ongoing support…

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Avoiding ‘heroic endeavour’

The goal of every project team should be to attain and maintain professional endeavour. Too often, though, companies reward behaviour that appears to go ‘above…

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Every complex project is unique

If it’s not unique, it’s just complicated. The trick is understanding what’s unique and factoring greater resilience into these project elements.

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When does a hazard become a risk?

Hazard and risk are two sides of the same coin. But what’s the difference? Vehicles on a busy road represent a clear hazard. But traffic…

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Staying inside the bounds

When leaders talk about doing ‘whatever it takes’ to get a project ‘over the line’, they probably think they’re motivating people with a…

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