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The Psychology Behind Great Project Management
How knowing psychology and understanding the human mind makes you a better Project Manager (even if you never studied it)
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William Meller
The Death of the MVP
When Did MVP Start Meaning "Mostly Very Pointless". How a Useful Idea Became a Justification for Bad Products.
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William Meller
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The AI PMO Playbook
AI is changing project work fast. This playbook helps PMOs adapt without breaking what already works.
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William Meller
The Skills New Project Managers Need for the Age of AI
Artificial Intelligence is here to support project managers to do their job in a better way. But does it also mean doing the job in a different way?
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William Meller

May 2025

Regaining Control of a Broken Project: A 5 Steps Survival Guide
Five strategic moves that define project leadership when things are already going wrong. How smart project managers regain control by managing reality…
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William Meller
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7 Beginner Mistakes That Nearly Destroyed My First Project
Learn from my failures before they quietly ruin your project too. These are mistakes no certification will warn you about. Experience is a brutal…
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William Meller
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The PM Skill Nobody Teaches: Reading the Room
You cannot communicate your message effectively unless you are able to read the room and discern what people are truly expressing.
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William Meller
What Senior PMs Know About Communication That Juniors Don’t
Why more updates don’t equal more clarity (and what to do instead). A field guide to communication that actually works.
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William Meller
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Are You a Project Management Person Lost on Substack? Here’s the Map
The Project Management version of the guide to find the right voices in Substack.
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William Meller
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Risk Management Basics for New Project Managers
Including a Risk Framework for Dummies That Actually Works
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William Meller
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The Project Kickoff Guide I Wish Someone Had Given Me
Because people don’t remember the slides, they remember how you made them feel.
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William Meller
How to Say No Without Creating Enemies
Learning to say no without guilt can change the way you work, and the way people trust you.
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William Meller
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