Delivery & Risk
The project was green until the week it wasn't
Status was green for eleven weeks. It went red in one, and none of the reasons were new.
Zarar Ismail · 18 June 2026 · 2 min read
Writing
Blog
Stories from technical leadership. What actually happens on real projects, what it cost, and what it taught us. Written for the person who has to lead the next one.
Leading People
I was the best engineer on the team. That was the problem.
Being the fastest person in the room is a poor reason to keep doing the work yourself.
27 May 2026 · 2 min read
Communication
What a director actually hears when you say 'it's nearly done'
You meant the build was finished. They heard a date, and they repeated it to a customer.
6 May 2026 · 2 min read