FireBreak Blog

Insights on project risk management, AI-powered governance, and strategic project intelligence.

Cost Management
15 September 2025
11 min read

The Hidden Cost of Project Scope Creep — Why 73% of Projects Exceed Budget

Scope creep silently destroys project budgets and timelines, yet most organizations lack systematic approaches to prevent it. Understanding the psychology and implementing AI-powered early warning systems can save millions.

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Stakeholder Management
10 September 2025
13 min read

Why Project Stakeholders Lie (And How AI Catches Them)

Stakeholder dishonesty is the silent killer of project success. From optimistic timelines to hidden risks, understanding why people lie in project contexts and how AI can detect truth patterns is crucial for project leaders.

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Project Governance
28 August 2025
15 min read

The Theatre of Project Success — Why Green Status Reports Hide Red Reality

Every week, thousands of project status reports paint pictures of progress with green indicators, yet this carefully orchestrated performance often bears little resemblance to the underlying reality of delivery risk and success probability.

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Pattern Recognition
15 August 2025
12 min read

Why Project Post-Mortems Are Actually Pre-Mortems in Disguise — The Predictable Patterns of Project Failure

Most project failures follow predictable patterns that were visible weeks or months before the crisis point. The uncomfortable reality is that most post-mortems are actually pre-mortems in disguise — detailed examinations of warning signs that were present all along.

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Risk Management
20 July 2025
8 min read

Why Even Good Projects Fail — Governance and Risk Perspective

Despite decades of frameworks, methodologies, and tools, project failure remains stubbornly high across industries. The root cause lies not in effort or skill, but in how governance is practised and how risks are surfaced.

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