Your Project Isn’t Telling You the Truth.
Oct 21, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Education Hours: 1.0 CDUs for IIBA Recertification
Location: Online via Zoom, link sent after registration
Location: Online via Zoom, link sent after registration
Agenda:
Networking 6-6:30 PM
Event 6:30-7:30 PM
Price: F R E E
Price: F R E E
Session Overview
Most projects watch the dashboard, not the road. Leaders review familiar metrics and feel reassured by “green” indicators – even as real dangers form outside the reporting frame. Dashboards capture activity, not vulnerability, and they routinely filter out the uncomfortable messages leaders most need to hear.
This session explores how early, subtle signals of project collapse can be detected long before timelines slip or issues become public. Using real‐world examples, Matthew shows why the conditions that matter most never appear in slide decks, why routine reporting blinds teams at critical moments, and how project instability can take root when no one is looking.
About the Speaker - Matthew Oleniuk
Matthew Oleniuk is a former senior executive who provided oversight of large, high-stakes government projects, where optimistic reporting and complex governance often obscured emerging problems. His work focused on identifying early warning signs that rarely appear in dashboards, reports, or formal assurance processes.
Today, Matthew works with leaders and delivery teams to improve how insight, evidence, and judgment inform real decisions. His sessions explore why critical signals are missed, how assumptions go untested, and how information gets simplified in ways that reduce understanding. He helps practitioners intervene earlier, before small misinterpretations compound into visible delivery failures.