What do governments, businesses and individuals have in common? They’ve all invested time and money in forecasting how long a project will take to complete. Despite the forecasting, every one of them ...

Strategic planning is difficult and its track record is notoriously bad. According to estimates, only 10-30 percent of all strategic plans get implemented as intended. One key reason is that people ...

Even if you’ve never heard of the planning fallacy, you’ve likely experienced it. It’s a phenomenon in which a person or team underestimates how long a task will take and what it will cost in money or ...

You probably heard the advice that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” That phrase is a misleading myth at best and actively dangerous at worst. Making plans is important, but our gut reaction is ...

It would be fun to see into the future—or at least interesting. While no one has a crystal ball, you might not need one. A better strategy may be to create your future, which requires the skill of ...