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📨 SOLUTION GARDEN — PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIMPLIFIED
Practical strategies to help you lead projects with clarity, calm, and results.
✔️ QUICK WIN OF THE WEEK
Question every rule that adds friction.
This week, notice one “standard process” that slows your progress. Ask yourself:
“Is this rule protecting quality or just protecting comfort?” If it’s comfort, it’s probably safe to bend.
🤔 REAL-WORLD SCENARIO
“Our process was designed for a 50-person team… but we’re five.”
That’s more common than you’d think. Many systems are inherited, not intentional.
When a template, form, or approval chain no longer serves the work, adapt it.
Start small: simplify one step. Then document the new way.
Congratulations! You just evolved your process on purpose.
🔍 ASK ME ANYTHING
Q: How do I know if breaking the rule will backfire?
A: Check for clarity + alignment. If everyone understands why you’re changing something, and what “done” still means, you’re good. Most rule-breaking fails not because it’s reckless, but because it’s unclear.
🔄 REPEATABLE PROCESS WORTH STEALING
The “Rule Audit” Ritual
Once a quarter, review your key workflows. For each step, ask:
- Does this add value or delay?
- Would a new team member understand why it exists?
- If we skipped it once, what would happen?
Keep what works. Simplify what doesn’t.
🪴 FROM THE SOLUTION GARDEN
“Structure should serve strategy, not the other way around.”
📖 LATEST FROM THE BLOG
When to Break the Rules: Knowing When Standard Project Processes Hurt More Than Help
Following every “best practice” blindly can create more work than progress.
This new post helps you spot when a process has outlived its purpose, and how to adapt without chaos.
👉 Read the full article here →
💡 SIMPLIFY IN ACTION:
If you've ever felt trapped by "the way things are done," this is for you.
Inside Practical Project Management, you’ll learn how to tailor proven tools and frameworks to your team and your style so process serves people, not the other way around.
👉 See how it works →
What’s one “best practice” you’ve happily outgrown?
Hit reply and tell me. I’d love to feature a few in a future issue.
See you in two weeks.
Until then, simplify with purpose.
— Shay
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