by Miss Hartle | Operations, Project Management
Running a growing business is like steering a ship through constantly shifting waters. Every decision matters, especially how you manage projects. Yet many founders underestimate (or misunderstand) the role of project management. The result? Missed deadlines,...
by Miss Hartle | Operations, Project Management
At $100K in revenue, your business is scrappy. You’re doing a lot with a little. You probably hired your first Project Manager (PM) to take tasks off your plate, clean up timelines, and keep the team moving forward. And they did just that. They were your checklist...
by Miss Hartle | Leadership, Operations, Project Management
A startup company can be very exciting, fast-paced, and often… a mess. You see the founder wearing too many hats, team members juggle roles without clear boundaries, and systems, if they exist, are patched together. It’s not unusual for a promising company to...
by Miss Hartle | Operations, Project Management
Projects don’t usually fail because people are lazy or incapable. In my experience as a Director of Operations and Project Manager, the real culprits behind project failure are hidden in plain sight; silent killers embedded in the way teams work, communicate, and make...
by Miss Hartle | Operations, Project Management
It sounds genius in a startup meeting:“Let’s have the designer manage the project too. They already know the deliverables.” Scrappy. Efficient. Budget-friendly. But fast forward two weeks, and your ‘design sprint’ is stuck in a group chat, timelines are toast, and...
by Miss Hartle | Operations
A Director of Operations’ Guide to Calm the Chaos and Take Back Control If you’re building something from the ground up, whether a scrappy startup or a fast-growing agency, you’ve likely faced this moment: every task feels urgent, and every decision feels like a...
