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If It Works, Don’t Fix It: When Not to Alter a Project
Project managers are often told to choose a methodology,Waterfall, Agile, hybrid, and stick to it. But in the real world, projects don’t...
rvillhard
Sep 112 min read
Before Lightning Strikes: A Project Rescue Playbook
Many projects stumble. In deep tech and space programs, trouble might seem like a bolt out of the blue. But that is rarely the case. Like...
rvillhard
Sep 42 min read
Starting Green: Setting Up for ROI
In deep tech and space projects, the seeds of successor failure are planted early. A strong project manager doesn’t wait until problems...
rvillhard
Sep 22 min read
The Valley of Death in Space
Space ventures will only cross the Valley of Death when we treat ROI as seriously as requirements. That’s how we keep new vehicle...
rvillhard
Aug 272 min read
From Day One to ROI: How Space Programs Stay Green
Start Green, Stay Green Too often, programs celebrate “return to green” recoveries: fixing late requirements, scrambling to close...
rvillhard
Aug 252 min read
Lean Space Tech: Borrowing From Agile, Respecting Hardware Reality
Agile changed the way software gets built. But in deep tech (where hardware and software meet in rockets, reactors, and habitats) copying...
rvillhard
Aug 212 min read
Raising the Space Bar to ROI
In traditional government space programs, “success” was defined by reaching orbit. In today’s commercial era, launch is just the...
rvillhard
Aug 192 min read
Welcome to the Commercial Space Development Blog
Space is changing fast! From commercial space stations to lunar cargo tugs to asteroid mining missions, the projects getting funded today...
rvillhard
Aug 141 min read
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