Navigating Project Complexity: Voices from the PMI Thought Leadership Advisory Council
For many practitioners and leaders alike, complex projects seem daunting, intangible and lacking in clear roadmaps. That can leave teams guessing at how to navigate these situations. For large, multidimensional projects, the components that make them stand out—emerging technologies, market volatility, geopolitical shifts, multiple stakeholders and more—also make them complex. Without the right toolkit and approach, these projects can turn successful value delivery into unsuccessful execution, delays and rippling tensions.
2026 PMI research for Pulse of the Profession® found three common challenges projects face when complexity is poorly managed: value and alignment gaps, delivery disruptions and human impacts. The good news? These challenges aren’t inevitable. Regardless of circumstance, practitioners can take measures to mitigate these problems before they derail projects.
The PMI Thought Leadership Advisory Council (TLAC) brings together senior project professionals, executives and subject matter experts from around the world to help shape the thought leadership work we do at PMI—and in turn, help shape the future of the profession. When we asked TLAC members to share how they have successfully navigated project complexity, the responses not only reflected the deep knowledge of the council, but the very human through-lines at the center …
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