Your Project Isn’t Telling You The Truth
The Warning Signs That Never Appear in Dashboards, Reports, or Slide Decks
November 4, 10:00 am - 11:30 am ET
Free virtual seminar, open to DPI affiliates
Most public sector 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.
In this session, public sector leaders will learn how to detect the early, subtle signals of project collapse long before timelines slip or issues become public. Using real‐world examples, Matthew Oleniuk 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.
Learning Objectives:
In this session, participants will learn:
- Why formal reporting hides early warnings — and what leaders miss until it’s too late.
- The early patterns that show a project is entering dangerous territory.
- How routine dashboards create blind spots - even when performance looks stable.
- Practical ways leaders can surface difficult truths and intervene before failures emerge
Meet the Speaker
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Matthew Oleniuk | Founder of the Risk Insider Matthew Oleniuk is a former senior executive who provided oversight of large, high-stakes government projects, where optimistic reporting, complex governance, and formal assurance often obscured emerging problems. He saw firsthand how early warning signals rarely appear in dashboards, reports, or risk registers. Today, Matthew works with senior leaders and delivery teams to strengthen how insight, evidence, and judgement shape real decisions. His sessions explore why critical signals are missed, how assumptions go unchallenged, and how information is simplified in ways that reduce understanding. His focus is on helping people intervene earlier – before small misinterpretations compound into visible delivery failures. |