Foundations11 min read
Project management 101: from objective to controlled delivery
A plain-English guide to the job of project management, the minimum viable plan, and the management loop that keeps delivery honest.
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Alistair Hume
Alistair Hume is the project and programme practitioner behind RuruPilot. His delivery background spans finance, data, systems and regulatory change across major banks and start-ups, including project roles at HSBC and on Barclays’ Brexit programme. He is PRINCE2-qualified and a CIMA-qualified accountant.
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Guidance shaped by delivery work.
The RuruPilot Learn library translates delivery practice into clear working methods: what information matters, which decision it supports, and where familiar tools or routines tend to fail.
- 13 years in financial services and complex change
- Programme and project delivery across HSBC, Barclays and start-ups
- PRINCE2-qualified practitioner
- CIMA-qualified accountant
Written and reviewed by Alistair
Project-management field guides
Reporting & governance9 min read
Project plan on a page: the decision view leaders actually need
How to compress a live project into one decision-ready view without hiding uncertainty or replacing the delivery plan.
Read articleReporting & governance10 min read
RAG status reporting: useful signal or management theatre?
A practical way to define red, amber and green status, combine evidence with judgement, and stop green reports hiding late projects.
Read articleTools & techniques9 min read
Work breakdown structure: organise the output before the activity
How to decompose project scope into deliverables and work packages that can be estimated, owned and controlled.
Read articleMyths & pitfalls8 min read
Seven project management myths that make plans less reliable
Why more detail, green dashboards, fixed baselines and perfect forecasts can create the appearance of control without the real thing.
Read articleFoundations7 min read
Project vs programme vs portfolio: three levels, three decisions
A practical distinction between delivering outputs, coordinating beneficial change and choosing the right collection of investments.
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