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Richard Broo

Richard Broo

Project Management Turnaround Specialist and Founder of True North PMP Consulting

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Mastering Troubled Projects with Richard Broo

March 31, 2026

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About this episode

In this insightful interview, Richard Broo shares his expertise on managing troubled projects, the importance of scope and risk management, and how traditional and agile methodologies can be effectively integrated. Learn practical strategies to improve project success and navigate the complexities of modern project management.

Key Topics

- Troubled project diagnosis and intervention

- Scope management and stakeholder alignment

- Risk planning and mitigation strategies

- Hybrid project methodologies and integration

- AI tools and prompts for project managers

Chapters

04:03 Introduction to Troubled Projects

06:57 Common Failure Patterns in Project Management

09:51The Importance of Risk Management

12:41 Budgeting Challenges in Project Management

15:27 Assessing Project Management Practices

18:01 Navigating Agile and Waterfall Approaches

20:52 The Struggles of Small to Medium Companies

22:27 Understanding Agile: Misconceptions and Realities

23:47 Project Scoping: The Key to Successful Implementation

25:44 Navigating the AI Landscape in Project Management

29:32 Choosing the Right Tools for Project Management

30:18 The Challenge of Managing Multiple Methodologies

31:38 The Ideal Project Manager: Fictional Inspirations

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Contacting Richard

Web: https://truenorthpmpconsulting.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbroo/

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Key topics

The hidden cost of letting “almost ready” projects drag on

Most delayed launches aren’t blocked by technology or talent—they’re stalled by unresolved definitions and decision paralysis that no one feels empowered to fix. Teams keep refining specs instead of shipping value, while leadership assumes progress is being made because activity is visible. Richard unpacks how experienced leaders learn to distinguish healthy iteration from expensive stagnation.

Why well-funded projects quietly fail long before leadership notices

Projects rarely fail because teams don’t work hard—they fail because leaders stop seeing early warning signals once growth or funding creates a false sense of safety. By the time problems reach the executive level, scope creep, delayed decisions, and unchallenged assumptions have already compounded into missed launches and wasted capital. Richard brings a pattern-recognition lens shaped by turnarounds where the real damage happened months before anyone called it a crisis.

Why project audits only work when consultants stay long enough to prove their advice

Most leaders have paid for recommendations that sounded smart but changed nothing. Richard explains why advice without implementation creates false confidence and why real improvement requires skin in the game. This conversation challenges the traditional consulting model and reframes what leaders should demand before trusting external expertise.

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