Hello.
I’m Funda.
I write about the rooms I have actually sat in.
PMP® Project Manager working across technology, people and business.
Most of my work sits somewhere between people, processes, and what we said we would deliver. Projects rarely go exactly as planned, which is probably why I find them interesting.
Better conversationsBuild better work.
Istanbul, Türkiye
A Career In Intersections
Where People, Technology And Business Come Together.
Different perspectives.
Real conversations.
Progress in motion.
Solutioning
Technology
Products · Systems · Tools
Execution
People
Teams · Sponsors · Stakeholders
Measurement
Business
Goals · Value · Decisions
Delivery
Start Exploring
When a Technical Disagreement Turns Personal
Two people argued on-prem versus cloud. The project slowed down when the debate stopped being about the work.
Reclaiming Agile’s Promise: What GenAI Reveals About Real Agility
PMI’s GenAI and agile report: 16x breakthroughs for Trailblazers, nearly 2x collaboration friction, and why human-centered agility still decides the outcome.
Closing the Change-Readiness Gap: What Gets Lost Between Strategy and Execution
Leaders often feel the strategy is clear. Teams closest to the work feel something else: missing context, slow decisions, and friction when conditions change.
Things Nobody Puts In The Plan:
The short version: what happened, what I learned, and what I’d do differently.
- The brief changed after everyone agreed.
- The vendor had to be replaced.
- The team stopped moving in the same direction.
Beyond The Projects
A few other things I care about.
