HeyJaredProject Management is Boring
Project Management Is Boring focuses on the unglamorous work that actually makes projects succeed. We talk planning, requirements, meetings, stakeholder management, and execution—without pretending PMs are superheroes or that every problem can be solved with a new framework.
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Target Canada: The Recovery That Came Too Late (opens the original)
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This episode explores one of the more painful parts of the Target Canada story: some problems were reportedly improving near the end, but the business no longer had enough time, money, or trust to continue. Recovery has a deadline. Once customer trust, financial patience, and executive support are gone, improvement may not be enough. For PMs, this episode examines turnaround planning, recovery metrics, escalation timing, and when to recommend stopping. Key PM Questions: How do we know if recover
Target Canada: Change Management at Retail Speed (opens the original)
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This episode focuses on the human side of Target Canada: employees learning new systems, stores preparing to open, vendors adapting to new processes, and teams operating under intense schedule pressure. Even strong workers can fail inside an unrealistic operating model. For PMs, the episode explores training quality, role clarity, frontline feedback, and the difference between “trained” and “ready.” Key PM Questions: Do users understand the process well enough to operate under pressure? Are fron
Target Canada: Governance Theatre (opens the original)
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This episode examines how large programs report progress under pressure. Steering committees, status dashboards, risk logs, and executive updates are only useful if they help leaders make better decisions. If governance becomes performance theater, the organization may hear good news long after reality has changed. The episode focuses on the PM’s responsibility to make risk visible, specific, and decision-oriented. Key PM Questions: Can bad news travel safely? Are status reports showing readines
Target Canada: The Customer Promise Gap (opens the original)
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This episode focuses on the gap between what Target Canada delivered and what Canadian customers expected. Many customers expected the familiar U.S. Target experience: attractive products, good prices, reliable inventory, and a strong shopping experience. When the Canadian stores did not consistently deliver that promise, disappointment set in quickly. The PM lesson is that the real acceptance criteria often live with the customer, not in the project plan. Key PM Questions: What promise does the
Target Canada: The Forecasting Trap (opens the original)
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This episode looks at demand forecasting in a new market. Target Canada had to estimate customer behavior without the benefit of mature Canadian sales history. The company had brand awareness, but brand awareness is not the same as repeat purchasing behavior. For PMs, this episode explores assumptions, estimation, model risk, and how teams can confuse optimism with evidence. Key PM Questions: What assumptions are driving the forecast? What data is missing? How should PMs communicate uncertainty
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