The Project Communications Gap: Four Capability Areas and How to Develop Them
1. The Paradox A few years ago, I walked into a client meeting feeling completely prepared. I was the new project manager on a small…
Author: Cheri Smith
Why Capabilities, Not Skills, Are the New Currency of Project Success in Growing SMBs
SMBs are feeling a very specific kind of pressure. Projects are getting bigger, touch more parts of the business, and carry more visible risk. Technology…
The Most Overlooked Phase of Value Creation: The First Five Questions
You know this pattern all too well. A “strategic” project crosses the finish line—on time, on budget, all deliverables accounted for—and yet the expected business…
What Sets You Apart Isn’t Just What You’ve Done. It’s How You Tell It
Project professionals are often evaluated on output. Deliverables, timelines, task lists. But in today’s project landscape, that’s not enough. You can have years of experience…
Are Your Management Activities Creating Value—or Getting in the Way?
When we talk about improving project delivery, the conversation often centers on tools, templates, and methodology. But smarter project thinking begins with a more basic…
The Evolving Project Professional
Change can be disorienting. It often shows up as a loss. A loss of certainty. A loss of rhythm. A loss of confidence in what…
The Secret Skill That Builds Confidence, Clarity, and Opportunity
I used to think networking meant squeezing into a room full of strangers and trying to sound interesting. It felt like a performance. And not…
What You Really Need to Know About AI and Project Management
When it comes to integrating AI into project work, there’s no shortage of noise. Product launches, bold predictions, sweeping claims about automation. What’s harder to…
Beyond the Checklist: How Great Teams Turn Every Project Into Growth Part V of the Crevay Project System™
Most project systems end when the deliverables are complete. Timeline, budget, scope. Check, check, check. But if that is where your process stops, you are…
Project Success Means Planning for What You Can’t Predict
No one leading a project expects everything to go exactly as planned. What separates high-performing teams from the rest is not how well they avoid…
