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 conversations build 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
Tuckman’s Ladder: The 5 Stages of Team Development
A team can look fine in week one and fall apart once the real work starts. That is often normal.
Switching Vendors: Lessons I Learned from Managing Vendor Transitions
Changing vendors looks simple on paper. Find a better supplier, sign a contract, move on. It is not.
Meeting Management Tools: Small Changes That Make Team Meetings Better
Most teams spend a lot of time in meetings. A few of them leave with a clear owner and a date.
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.
