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Notes on making delivery predictable.
Practical writing on execution, requirements and technical leadership — aimed at founders and delivery managers who need something they can apply this week.
When should a startup hire a fractional project manager?
Most founders hire delivery leadership either far too late or for the wrong reason. Here are the signals that actually justify it, and the ones that do not.
ReadSigns your delivery problem is not an engineering problem
When shipping slows down, the instinct is to add engineers. That is almost always the most expensive way to fix a problem that lives somewhere else.
ReadWhat does a fractional business analyst actually deliver?
"Business analyst" is one of the vaguest titles in software. Here is the concrete list of artefacts one produces, and the test for whether they are any good.
ReadHow to stop scope creep eating your margin
On fixed-price work, every unbilled change is pure margin loss. The fix is not tougher negotiation — it is four process gates that make scope visible.
ReadFractional project manager vs contractor vs agency
These three look interchangeable on a proposal. They have different incentives, and picking the wrong one is the most common way delivery budgets get wasted.
ReadWhat to expect in the first 30 days of a fractional engagement
A month is long enough to fix delivery predictability and short enough to judge whether an engagement is working. Here is what should happen in it.
ReadRather talk it through than read about it?
A free 30-minute execution audit. We look at how your team plans, builds and ships, then tell you the single biggest constraint.
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