David Cotgreave
Written Articles
Seven practical ways to stop IT project horror stories, from scope creep to hidden technical debt. Stoneseed’s P-U-M-P-K-I-N checklist for project managers.
Why Business Cases Matter After Greenlight (Not Just Before): Use the Five Case Model to Prove Value Through Delivery
Too many questions? Spotting problems early? Five real complaints about IT project Business Analysts, and why each one proves you need one.
Why Project Managers Are Creative Professionals (Not Just Admins) – Project management is creative work. Discover why PMs are artists at heart, how AI frees up time for ideation, and why creativity is the fun part of the job.
How one client added focused BA capacity around their existing lead Business Analyst, keeping multiple transformation workstreams moving without adding a second senior lead.
A satirical playbook for International Week of Happiness at Work: 7 “tactics” that guarantee burnout, turnover and endless hiring. Don’t do this.
An IT Project or programme that needs everyone present, every week, has a single point of failure built in. Why empathy, and capacity, decide if IT projects survive.
Should your PMaaS provider just be “Supportive” in RASCI? Stoneseed explores when it makes sense to own the R and even the A -and why that changes delivery outcomes.
AI can write your status report, but it can’t read a room. Here’s why PMaaS makes the case for experienced project leadership stronger, not weaker.
71% of project managers say their role harms their wellbeing. Discover how PMaaS reduces admin overload and lets PMs focus on the work they love.