What are you currently working on? If you’re comfortable sharing, what challenges are you facing, and in general terms, how are you approaching or thinking about resolving them?
As it has been over a day since you posted this and no one responded with a work-related perspective, I thought I'd add my non-work related one.
As a retiree who has fairly recently got hooked on pickleball, I'm working on improving my game so that I can be a better doubles partner and can win more points. The main challenge is that I have only dabbled in other racket sports so there is no muscle memory for specific techniques so I am having to build those from the ground up using a combination of lessons, drills and lots of practice.
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
I’m currently working at the intersection of project success, ethics, and decision-making, particularly around how organizations define and validate success beyond delivery metrics.
In parallel, I’m actively involved in an organizational reengineering initiative and in the implementation of agentic AI in companies, not as a technology rollout, but as a redesign of processes, roles, and decision boundaries. At the same time, I’m studying the PMBOK Guide Eighth Edition and adapting the content of a postgraduate program where I serve as scientific coordinator, ensuring alignment between the standard and real-world project practice.
One recurring challenge is the gap between formal frameworks and lived reality on projects. Teams are asked to apply principles such as value, sustainability, or stakeholder perception, yet without clear operational signals, these principles risk becoming slogans rather than guides for action.
My approach has been to treat projects as learning systems. I focus on making assumptions explicit, creating short feedback loops with stakeholders, and distinguishing what can be decided locally from what requires organizational alignment. This shifts the emphasis away from heroic project managers and toward designing systems that consistently support sound decisions under uncertainty.
The deeper tension I see is that as organizations introduce agentic AI and more autonomous systems, project management becomes less about control and more about governance, accountability, and ethical clarity. I’m curious how others are navigating these tensions between frameworks, context, and day-to-day practice in this evolving landscape. Saving Changes...
Senior IS Project Manager| Baycare Health SystemsClearwater, Fl, United States
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Professional I am working in the Business Portfolio of the IS PMO for a large Health Care system in Florida. I am closing out a project that recently had a new application deployed, we received the project sponsor's post deployment approval, and also completed a lessons learned session. I am also working in various stages of the project lifecycle for 2 - 3 other projects.
I do like Kiron's work on improving his pickleball game! I have been spending some time at the local golf driving range. Saving Changes...
Kiron BondaleHow is retirement life going? I look forward to the day I will be retired and can relax, reflect and enjoy the big picture of my life. Thanks for sharing the pickleball and for always sharing thoughtful comments on this platform. Have a good weekend!
Luis BrancoYou are indeed navigating, closing the gap between framework and reality extremely well. Also, I love the idea of continuous learning using every project as a platform. You are indeed on the right course. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Michael KingThanks for sharing. Based on what you described, your role aligns more closely with program management than traditional project management. Overseeing multiple projects that support an organization’s strategic portfolio is typically considered program management. Hopefully your compensation reflects the scope and responsibility of a program or portfolio manager. Have a great day.
I am focused on strengthening delivery governance across a large multi site healthcare environment. The main challenge is balancing fast operational needs with stable processes. My approach is to simplify decision paths, define clear ownership, and keep teams aligned on value so that work moves with less friction and more confidence. Saving Changes...
I am currently focused on improving project governance and portfolio visibility across multiple initiatives. The main challenges are maintaining data consistency and balancing structured control with team flexibility. I’m addressing this by standardizing reporting, clarifying ownership, and leveraging automation and AI tools to shift from reactive reporting to more predictive insights. Saving Changes...
I’m working on improving how I reason under uncertainty—basically getting better at weighing evidence, spotting weak assumptions, and updating conclusions when new information appears. The main challenge is ambiguity. Real problems are messy. My approach is to break them into testable parts, challenge the assumptions, and favor evidence over intuition. Clear thinking compounds. Saving Changes...
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