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The human side of digital delivery

Most digital projects don’t fail because of bad process. They fail because someone didn’t say the awkward thing in week two, and by week eight it’s a crisis with a name and a Slack channel.

I’m Allie – a Senior Project Manager at Filter, recognised in BIMA100 2024. Before that, I was a developer, which is why “can’t you just move the button” doesn’t get past me unquestioned.

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Allie speaking at WPLDN, holding a microphone in front of a slide reading 5 Project Management tips
#WPLDN – five PM tips, and one Bake Off analogy

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