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Fergus O'Connell

Fergus O'Connell

Project management consultant, author of 16+ business books and 7 novels; founder of ETP and Fast Projects

Jun 25, 2026

CaitlinHOST
2:50
Why do you think so many projects take longer than they should?
2:55
There are a few reasons.
2:56
I think lots of people... don't know project management.
3:00
I mean, that's one, you know, so they just kind of launch into something and hope it'll be okay.
3:06
I think there's very much a thing too, that we don't, we don't treat our days seriously enough.
3:12
Like if you're trying to get a project done, one of the things, the things you get it done with are people, resources, materials, that kind of thing.
3:20
But the other thing you use is you use days and, And if we don't use the days wisely, like if, for example, you and I don't use today, the 18th of May wisely, it's not like we can order three more at the end of the day.
CaitlinHOST
7:27
So why has project management become such an essential part of workplace skill today?

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