Which project management challenge deserves much more attention?

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Nasira Kiran

Hello everyone,

I would like to learn from experienced project professionals.

Every project faces challenges, but some important issues still seem to receive very little attention.

In your opinion, which project management challenge deserves much more attention, and why?

If this challenge were solved, how would it improve projects or organizations?

I would really appreciate hearing about your own experiences.

Thank you.

Posted: Jul 24, 2026 12:41 PM

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Bahadirhan Cicek Dresden, Sn, Germany

From my experience, i would say that people tend to focus on project management triangle a lot but deviations mostly comes from the company culture, work habits of individuals and complexity of the content.

Culture matters because you cannot use common practices in small companies as efficient as large corporates. As in transformation practices, it is important to understand the patterns first and define humanistic bottlenecks. Sometimes, you do everything right but it doesn't work, as it supposed to be.

After experiencing more projects, i shifted my attention more to human interaction, stakeholder management, visibility of the project rather than "off the track metrics". Especially in embedded field many projects are running late. Important thing is how project manager communicate these delays and how PM protects team from external impacts All other things that AI can replace should not be a big concern.

Posted: Jul 26, 2026 7:49 AM

Robert Snyder Founder & President| Innovation Elegance, LLC Chicago, Il, United States

Piggybacking on Bahadirhan's reference to common practices in small companies ...

I believe that certain culture traits are universal for teamwork (small and large companies) ...

Synchronization is good. Neglecting synchronization is bad.
Low latency is good. High latency is bad.
Simplicity is compelling.
Navigating complexity is a skill. Reducing complexity is also a skill.
Clarity is compelling.
Navigating ambiguity is a skill. Reducing ambiguity is also a skill.

20th century frameworks encouraged frequency and speed, and even treated them as if they're synonymous. Does anyone reading this feel that frequency and speed are synonymous?

We have 21st century challenges with synchronization, latency, complexity, and ambiguity.
I think we should nothing short of obsessive with solving these four challenges.

Posted: Jul 26, 2026 12:04 PM

Nasira Kiran

Jul 25, 2026 10:50 AM

Replying to Robert Snyder

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Absolutely, a project manager can change culture ... for better or for worse.
"Leadership can come from anywhere."

“Leadership is taking people elsewhere, for THEIR benefit, where they might not go on their own.” - Chris Galvin, former CEO, Motorola & Navteq

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” - Sheryl Sandburg, former Facebook COO

“Success is defined not by what you have achieved, but by what you have helped others achieve.” - Dipak Jain, Business School Dean & Professor

I completely agree that leadership is about influence, not just authority. These quotes perfectly capture that idea.

Posted: Jul 27, 2026 11:13 AM

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