What a Predictable Storm Reveals About Systems Under Stress A major snowstorm arrived today, and with it came the familiar disruption—delays, confusion, and systems straining under pressure. None of this was surprising. We knew the snow was coming. And yet, every time, it feels harder than it should. One lesson I learned the by advising organizations in distress—is this: Stress doesn’t create failure. It reveals it. The snow didn’t break systems today. It exposed decisions t

The world changed. Many times since 1997. Reality Check has been rescuing technology implementations for global companies since 1997. We've brought projects back from near-death, and enabled leaders and their businesses to return to their day jobs instead of freaking out about a paralyzing project. Despite fantastic leaps in technology since 1997, our ability to manage large implementations has barely evolved. In my view, projects still fail for the same core reasons tha