Notes from thirty years in the trenches.
Practical writing on putting AI to work as a PM, the craft behind the deadlines, and what we're learning as we build the Akigo! suite.
The PMI AI Standard: A Practitioner's Read
PMI published the first global AI standard for project work in June 2026. A thirty-year PM reads the eight principles and five domains, and keeps the one rule that matters on a real project.
The AI in your status report shouldn't be improvising
Most AI tools for PMs free-wheel: you type a request and hope. The trustworthy ones use defined activities: fixed steps, AI only where judgment is needed, uncertainty surfaced as questions.
The PM's AI Playbook: Where AI Actually Saves You Time
A practical look at the project-management tasks where AI earns its keep, and the ones where it quietly makes your week worse.
Built on 30 Years, Not 30 Days: What Real Projects Teach You About Tools
Three decades of deadlines, status meetings and post-mortems taught one durable lesson about software: the best tool is the one that gets out of your way.
Why Akigo! Apps Are Local-First (and Why That Matters for Your Projects)
Akigo! Echo, Akigo! Flow, Akigo! Pulse and Akigo! Notes keep your work on your machine. Here is the thinking behind that choice, and what it actually means for your data.
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