In Episode 1 of The PM Operating Room, we examine three real project management problems sourced from the project management community and diagnose what's actually going wrong and what to do about it.

Case 01: Template Amnesia The same types of projects are executed over and over, but the team starts from scratch every time. No templates, no shared repository, no reuse of previous work. We diagnose why a seemingly simple problem is not that simple and where responsibility lies.

Case 02: PM in Quarantine A veteran PM with 15 years of experience gets a new CIO who bars them from planning and estimation sessions. The tactical quarantine creates a context gap and leaves the PM questioning what the role even means going forward. We break down what's really driving this dynamic and what the PM should actually do about it.

Case 03: Self-Induced Coma A PM secures a verbal commitment from a team member to own critical testing work. Six months later that person claims they never committed to anything. The project is in chaos, deadlines are at risk, and everyone is pointing fingers. We diagnose how this really happened and how to start fixing it.

No textbook answers, no buzzword mumbo-jumbo. Just practical solutions from someone who has been there.