Welcome to the HBR Video Quick Take. I’m Todd Pruzan, senior editor for research and special projects at Harvard Business Review. The past two years have accelerated growth and change in an unprecedented way. And as we all know, that change has deeply influenced where, how, and why we work. Today, I’m with Robin Sherwood, vice president of product management at Smartsheet, to talk about what the future of project management looks like. Robin’s unique background in project management software positioned him well to tell us about how the industry has changed and where it’s going. Robin, thank you so much for being with us today....

Knowing when to start a project is a key factor to its success. And yet it’s a strategic talent very few companies have developed. If you begin a project too soon, chances are high that the project will miss its deadline — if it doesn’t fail outright....