Strategy & Vision
Documenting failure openly is rare in design. Studios share successes and keep difficulties private. This article breaks that convention — a transparent account of a project management challenge at ARCHECO and the lessons it produced.
Execution & Design
The challenge began with misaligned expectations at inception: the client understood scope differently from the ARCHECO team, and the misalignment wasn't surfaced early enough. Rigorous scope definition and written alignment at kickoff are non-negotiable.
Impact & Growth
As the project shifted, internal communication patterns changed in ways that compounded the original problem. Decisions made in smaller groups, feedback loops lengthening — recognising these patterns while forming is a leadership skill we had to develop.
Conclusion
The process changes made as a direct result are now s
