Why IT work stalls

Notes on why important IT work stalls, why familiar fixes fail, and what changes the result.

September 12, 2026

IT Infrastructure Roadmap: Why an $8.5M Buy List Had to Be Rebuilt

I inherited an $8.5 million infrastructure proposal that was already being treated as the answer.

History

August 24, 2026The postmortem has to survive the room March 10, 2026The Assembly Lines: You can’t scale what you can’t name.March 2, 2026The Intake Gate: No context, no start February 23, 2026The WIP Trap: If everything is started, nothing finishes February 16, 2026The Urgent Trade: If urgent enters, something leaves February 9, 2026The One Queue Rule: If there are two backlogs, the org runs on escalation February 5, 2026The Side Door Problem: Why IT Spend and Delivery Keep Surprising You