Tag: project management strategies
The Human Side of Projects: Winning Hearts and Minds Through Stakeholder Management
I’ll never forget the day I almost lost a project because of a single stakeholder. It was 2020, and I was managing a digital transformation for a retail chain in Hyderabad. The CFO, a tough nut to crack, wasn’t convinced about the new system. I thought, “He’ll come around.” Spoiler: He didn’t—until I made him…
The Hidden Art of Saying No: How Toyota’s Scope Discipline Built an Empire
“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” – William James Picture this: You’re sitting in a boardroom at Toyota in 1950. The company is struggling, nearly bankrupt, and everyone has ideas to save it. Build luxury cars! Enter the motorcycle market! Diversify into electronics! But Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder’s son, does something…
