Project Management is Boring

The “rockstar PM” sounds impressive — until you look at what it actually creates. In this episode, we break down why the myth of the heroic, always-on, fire-fighting project manager damages the profession and sets impossible expectations. We talk about how organizations use the idea of a rockstar PM to compensate for broken systems, unclear strategy, and unrealistic timelines — and why that pressu...

For years, “planning” has been treated like a dirty word in project management. Too slow. Too rigid. Too waterfall. Too… boring. And yet, here we are. In this episode of Project Management Is Boring, we talk about why detailed planning is quietly making a comeback — even in organizations that swear they’re agile. Not because frameworks failed, but because reality has a way of punishing wishful thi...

Project management doesn’t need hype, hustle culture, or superhero narratives—and honestly, it shouldn’t have them. In this first episode of Project Management Is Boring, we unpack why “boring” is actually the highest compliment a project can earn. We talk about what calm, predictable delivery really looks like, why executives secretly love uneventful status meetings, and how good project managers...