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Artificial Intelligence · Gamification · Real Options

When the Best Project Decision Isn’t Obvious: The Project Win Game™ at ECGBL 2026

Gloria J. Miller1 Comment

What do Real Options and Moral AI have in common? At first glance, perhaps not much. One is a quantitative approach to making investment decisions under uncertainty. The other asks project teams to confront difficult questions about AI, ethics, stakeholder impact, and responsibility. But both present project managers with the same fundamental challenge: How do… Continue reading When the Best Project Decision Isn’t Obvious: The Project Win Game™ at ECGBL 2026

Project Management · Real Options

When a Project Pauses, What Should Happen Next?

Gloria J. Miller

A paused project feels safe. It isn’t. While it sits idle, teams disperse, knowledge fades, technology moves on, contracts lapse, and stakeholder support quietly erodes. The project that made sense to pause in March can be much harder to restart by fall, and probably more expensive. Our new article, A Practical Assessment for Project Suspension,… Continue reading When a Project Pauses, What Should Happen Next?

pmot · Project Management · Real Options

When Words Shape Decisions: Rethinking How We Talk About Stopping Projects

Gloria J. Miller

A reflection on language, resistance, and the future of flexible project management Last year, our team set out to answer a question that might sound almost trivially simple: does it matter what we call things? Specifically, we were looking at the abandonment option in Real Options: the decision to exit a project early when evidence… Continue reading When Words Shape Decisions: Rethinking How We Talk About Stopping Projects

agile · Artificial Intelligence · Project Management · Real Options

Real Options Analysis Framework … Chapter Published & Next Steps

Gloria J. Miller1 Comment

First, we would like to announce that our open-access Springer book chapter, “Real Options Analysis Framework for Comparing Project Configurations,” is now available online, having been published in August. The chapter presents a detailed framework for valuing projects with a high degree of uncertainty, where management has significant flexibility to adjust the project’s course. The framework… Continue reading Real Options Analysis Framework … Chapter Published & Next Steps

agile · Project Management · Real Options

Presenting ‘Real Options for Maximum Impact’ at PMI AP Summit in Manila

Victoria Vaca

We are thrilled to announce that we will be presenting at the PMI Global Summit Series Asia Pacific | Project Management Institute, hosted by the Project Management Institute, Inc. This prestigious event is taking place next week on 25-26 June 2025 in Manila, Philippines, and it brings together industry leaders, experts, and innovators from across… Continue reading Presenting ‘Real Options for Maximum Impact’ at PMI AP Summit in Manila

agile · pmot · Project Management · Real Options

Real Options was Real Fun in Belgrade

Gloria J. Miller

The Federated Computer Science Intelligent Systems (FedCSIS) Conference took place in Belgrade, Serbia from 8-Sep to 11-Sep, and I was there. The Conference started on Sunday and ran through Tuesday. The Conference was hosted by the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences. The venue was a very pleasant, modern building that was inaugurated in… Continue reading Real Options was Real Fun in Belgrade