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

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (Atal Setu) in January 2024, it marked the completion of India's longest sea bridge; a 21.8-kilometre engineering marvel connecting Mumbai to Navi Mumbai. The celebration was well-deserved. Yet the project's journey reveals exactly why India desperately needs more capable project managers, not just certified ones. A Project Four Decades in the Making The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link wasn't delayed by mon