A project runs late. A senior member addresses the issue with: "Add more people. Finish it faster." So you do. And somehow, the project gets more delayed. This isn't bad luck. It's what happens when you schedule without understanding two ideas: crash and float. Let's fix that using one of India's proudest infrastructure stories. New Delhi Station Airport Express Line - Image Credits NDTV The Delhi Metro: A Lesson Hidden in Plain Sight One of the infrastructure projects that r

Good project management is not about perfect methodology. It is about making sound decisions consistently, across every phase of the work. Here are the habits that separate projects that deliver from those that drift. Tips and Tricks of Good Project Management Start With Your Why Before you dive into the operational tasks of a project, define why the project exists. A well-constructed business case forces you to look at the hard nitty-gritty constraints of the project. It gi

Delivery gets the applause. Initiation gets the awkward questions. Closure gets ignored because everyone has already moved on. That is a problem. The project lifecycle comprises four stages: initiation, planning, delivery, and closure. Most teams know these labels. Fewer respect or are aware of what each stage is meant to do. As project managers, knowingly or unknowingly, we behave as if delivery is the “real work” and everything else is administration. This often leads to a

Between June and July 2024, Bihar witnessed 13 bridge collapses in 18 days. Not 13 near-misses. Not 13 structural warnings. Thirteen actual collapses - some mid-construction, some decades old, all captured on camera. The government's response was quick: 15 engineers were suspended, a contractor was blacklisted, and an investigation was ordered. And then, in 2025, the Agwani-Sultanganj bridge, already infamous for collapsing in 2022 and again in 2023, collapsed a third time. T