What is the WRAP Process? - Weekly Newsletter


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23 March 2025

Hey friend,

I've been asking myself these two questions lately:

Am I Too Content? Do I Have Too Little Ambition?

I honestly worry about it. I've made it pretty far up the corporate ladder but I don't want to go further. I like it here. It's a nice blend of influence and freedom.

Is that a bad thing? Or am I being very smart?

I'm not sure.

But I'm exploring it in an article.

I'll let you know when it's done.

Some Thoughts

“Become so good of a leader that you constantly help people become a better version of themselves.” ~ Codie Sanchez

Do this by:

* listening * empathising * training * giving feedback * praising

What you will learn this week:

☀️ How to widen your options.

🌍 A systematic way to make decisions.

🍄 Why being wrong is the right thing.


The WRAP Process: A Project Manager's Guide to Better Decisions

We’d love to make better decisions.

Or at least avoid making poor ones.

Avoiding errors in decision-making moves the needle more than anything else in your projects. By avoiding errors we can avoid re-work, wasted time, wasted budget and angry stakeholders.

Let’s consider a hypothetical project manager, Sarah, as she faces decisions that will feel all too familiar to you.

The Decision Conundrum

Sarah stared at her screen, confronting a decision that would impact her entire project timeline.

As an experienced project manager, she knew that choosing between fast-tracking the development phase or maintaining the original schedule would have ripple effects across teams and deliverables. Like many project managers, she needed a structured approach to make this decision with confidence.

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Postscript

How often do you get involved in competition? Maybe a sports competition? A quiz? A game night? Not too often anymore right? We tend to leave most of that in childhood. But I'd like to encourage you to do the opposite. Compete. For fun or in a semi-serious way. It adds something back into life. And that's a great thing.

Until next time,

Jonathan (The Effective Project Manager)


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