Really insightful, thank you. Also regarding: > If you find something that accelerates complex projects, let me know When possible cut scope and split the pro

Really insightful, thank you. Also regarding: > If you find something that accelerates complex projects, let me know When possible cut scope and split the project in smaller projects with real deployments (much like you said with "The third trick is meticuluous focus on lean delivery, which involves scoping down, early testing on as much as possible, hidden and pre-deadlines and setting tractable sub-milestones."). In nearly all my projects I now propose something like this to clients: "Ok we understand your needs and requirements. What do you think about having a V1 with only these core features deployed in a few weeks (which ideally already provide business value), and after that we iteratively improve it?". Works great for smoothly throwing away all the nice to have.