Author: Jan

Budgeting in O3PM

Budgeting isn’t just about numbers, it’s the tangible bridge between project strategy and execution. Yet traditional tools scatter data across sheets, notes, and platforms, making updates painful, oversight easy, and alignment rare. Here O3PM offers a friction-less alternative by turning budgeting into a habit that improves project quality. With Gathering, Querying, and Interfacing, your system…

Budgeting isn’t just about numbers, it’s the tangible bridge between project strategy and execution. Yet traditional tools scatter data across sheets, notes, and platforms, making updates painful, oversight easy, and alignment rare. Here O3PM offers a friction-less alternative by turning budgeting into a habit that improves project quality. With Gathering, Querying, and Interfacing, your system…
The Alignment Issue

We’re not just meeting too much, we’re meeting for the wrong reasons. This article dives into the real cost of alignment meetings: those synchronous gatherings where information gets passed around instead of documented. From wasted time and passive participation to blurring responsibility, we break down why alignment meetings often do more harm than good and…

We’re not just meeting too much, we’re meeting for the wrong reasons. This article dives into the real cost of alignment meetings: those synchronous gatherings where information gets passed around instead of documented. From wasted time and passive participation to blurring responsibility, we break down why alignment meetings often do more harm than good and…
“G’Var Fedau” — A Tale from the Frozen North

Explore a gritty, emotional fantasy short story from the Souls & Demons universe. “G’var Fedau” follows a young boy’s descent into vengeance after a brutal raid shatters his world. Now available on Amazon — free for a limited time.

Explore a gritty, emotional fantasy short story from the Souls & Demons universe. “G’var Fedau” follows a young boy’s descent into vengeance after a brutal raid shatters his world. Now available on Amazon — free for a limited time.
The True Cost of Meetings – More Than Meets the Calendar

Meetings aren’t just an hour on your calendar, they’re complex, costly events. From scheduling and preparation to follow-ups and recovery, even a simple meeting can consume triple its planned time. In this article, we break down the full lifecycle of a meeting and uncover the hidden costs behind every invite. The result? A deeper understanding…

Meetings aren’t just an hour on your calendar, they’re complex, costly events. From scheduling and preparation to follow-ups and recovery, even a simple meeting can consume triple its planned time. In this article, we break down the full lifecycle of a meeting and uncover the hidden costs behind every invite. The result? A deeper understanding…
Meet with Purpose – A look on why we should meet

Meetings take time, energy, and attention, so they should never be treated as default. To make meetings meaningful, they must serve a clear purpose: to make a decision, generate ideas, resolve conflict, give feedback, or build relationships. In this article, we explore the real reasons to meet and how to avoid wasting everyone’s time.

Meetings take time, energy, and attention, so they should never be treated as default. To make meetings meaningful, they must serve a clear purpose: to make a decision, generate ideas, resolve conflict, give feedback, or build relationships. In this article, we explore the real reasons to meet and how to avoid wasting everyone’s time.
Improving Meetings

In this article, we dive into the science of what makes meetings fail and how to fix them. Backed by organizational psychology and productivity research, we explore the hidden costs of unstructured meetings, the stress they cause, and why people hate them. Then we turn to practical, evidence-based methods for better meetings: from clear agendas…

In this article, we dive into the science of what makes meetings fail and how to fix them. Backed by organizational psychology and productivity research, we explore the hidden costs of unstructured meetings, the stress they cause, and why people hate them. Then we turn to practical, evidence-based methods for better meetings: from clear agendas…
Meeting Preparation in O3PM

Meetings can move projects forward—or waste everyone’s time. In this article, I show how to prepare meetings the O3PM way using Obsidian. From structured metadata and linked agenda items to participant check-ins via the Object Responsibility Module (ORM), this setup helps you run lean, purposeful, and traceable meetings without the chaos.

Meetings can move projects forward—or waste everyone’s time. In this article, I show how to prepare meetings the O3PM way using Obsidian. From structured metadata and linked agenda items to participant check-ins via the Object Responsibility Module (ORM), this setup helps you run lean, purposeful, and traceable meetings without the chaos.
GTD in O3PM – Managing actionable contexts through smart task queries in Obsidian

Tasks multiply like the heads of a hydra, and most systems just log the chaos. In this article, I introduce the Object Responsibility Module (ORM), a lightweight framework within O3PM that turns every person, place, or system into a task-aware dashboard. By embedding natural language tasks and linking them to digital objects, this setup uses…

Tasks multiply like the heads of a hydra, and most systems just log the chaos. In this article, I introduce the Object Responsibility Module (ORM), a lightweight framework within O3PM that turns every person, place, or system into a task-aware dashboard. By embedding natural language tasks and linking them to digital objects, this setup uses…
Object Definition in O3PM

Creating a digital twin of a real-world object sounds easy—until you’re handed a vague goal that resists structure. In Object-Oriented Project Management (O3PM), objects are the foundation of everything. When they’re poorly defined, projects drift. This article introduces a field-tested questionnaire to help you clarify, structure, and standardize objects—from tangible tools to abstract decisions. Complete…

Creating a digital twin of a real-world object sounds easy—until you’re handed a vague goal that resists structure. In Object-Oriented Project Management (O3PM), objects are the foundation of everything. When they’re poorly defined, projects drift. This article introduces a field-tested questionnaire to help you clarify, structure, and standardize objects—from tangible tools to abstract decisions. Complete…
Work Breakdown Structure in Obsidian Graph

With some light structure and smart filtering, Obsidian’s Graph View can be transformed into a scalable Work Breakdown Structure that provides real clarity—even in complex projects.

With some light structure and smart filtering, Obsidian’s Graph View can be transformed into a scalable Work Breakdown Structure that provides real clarity—even in complex projects.