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Most project timelines are built on optimism.
Bent Flyvbjerg, an Oxford professor, studied more than 16,000 projects and found over 9 in 10 ran over schedule, over budget, or both.
His fix is simple enough for any of us to use: stop estimating how long a project should take and start planning from how long the last similar one actually took.
Break it into phases. Check what each one really took last time. Pay attention to setup, approvals, and handoffs, because that's usually where the time goes. Then set your deadline.
It only works if you keep the history, which is why my team tracks every project we run, planned date against actual completion.
How far off was your last deadline, and which part of the project ate the time?
Bent Flyvbjerg, an Oxford professor, studied more than 16,000 projects and found over 9 in 10 ran over schedule, over budget, or both.
His fix is simple enough for any of us to use: stop estimating how long a project should take and start planning from how long the last similar one actually took.
Break it into phases. Check what each one really took last time. Pay attention to setup, approvals, and handoffs, because that's usually where the time goes. Then set your deadline.
It only works if you keep the history, which is why my team tracks every project we run, planned date against actual completion.
How far off was your last deadline, and which part of the project ate the time?
Posted by Wildiah, Montreal, QC on Sep 24, 2026 • in Montreal QC
Hi everyone!
Quick question for the business owners in the room. What’s that one project you’ve been meaning to do but just haven’t gotten around to?
Quick question for the business owners in the room. What’s that one project you’ve been meaning to do but just haven’t gotten around to?
Posted by Wildiah, Montreal, QC on Sep 17, 2026 • in Montreal QC
Hi everyone!I'm Wildiah.
Lately, I've been talking to a lot of coaches, consultants, and founders who are sitting on amazing projects, like a new podcast, course, or event launch but they feel completely stuck.In my experience, a stalled launch usually comes down to just one or two hidden operational bottlenecks rather than a lack of ideas.
I'm curious to hear from fellow Montreal business owners: If you have a project that is currently stalled, what do you feel is the biggest thing blocking it right now? Is it time, tech, or layout planning?
Looking forward to connecting and hearing your insights!