Forward Leaning Consulting

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Thinking

Occasional pieces on programme direction, recovery and governance. Written from engagements rather than from research.

2026

What a missed baseline actually tells you

A second missed date is rarely an estimating problem. It is usually the first point at which the reporting and the work have visibly separated. Why the common reading of a slipped date is usually wrong, how programme reporting separates from the work without anybody being dishonest, and three questions that are more diagnostic than a review of the plan.

May 2024

The Rise of Fractional CIOs

On fractional and interim technology leadership, and what changes when executive capability is engaged by the mandate rather than by the headcount.

Published by Sia Partners. Subtitle: Navigating an Exciting Development in Executive Technology Leadership - Adapting to Agile Leadership in the Digital Age.