Author Description

This manuscript is written for pragmatic project delivery in real organisations. All case studies are anonymised and written as composites or de-identified narratives. Any resemblance to specific organisations is coincidental.<br>Working premise: deadlines are often approved before commitment is earned. When that happens, teams either perform optimism theatre or burn Human Capital. This book shows a third option: make the gap visible and close it with deliberate capital choices.<br>V1.1 added a full explanation of how to apply the 10 Moves of Capital-First Delivery