What a Project Actually Is

Syllabus

1. 1What makes work a project instead of operations?
2. 2Why most projects fail quietly, not dramatically
3. 3What "value" actually means in project work
4. 4How constraints create clarity, not limitation
5. 5Why output is not the same as outcomes
6. 6The difference between activity and progress
7. 7How projects end badly when ownership is vague
8. 8Why documentation does not equal control
9. 9What success looks like before a project starts
10. 10When a project should not exist at all
11. 11How context shapes every project decision
12. 12How PMs think differently than individual contributors