John F. Kennedy once said: "Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past or the present will certainly miss the future." These words are as relevant as ever for project management. Change is driven by projects, and there are now more projects in organizations across the world than ever before. The pandemic that began in 2020 and technological innovations have changed how projects are managed in many organizations today, and they have also changed the requirements to project managers.

What do fishing and project management have in common? At first glance, they have nothing to do with each other. However, let's remember the well-known proverb: "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime". The same is true in project management – it is necessary not only to have a fish (to know good practices and frameworks in project management), but also to learn how to fish (to be able to organize projects, define an effective methodology and approach to managing a project).

What do you think about before you start planning and organizing a new project? About stakeholders and their expectations, the development method, the team and risks? You are probably looking for advice or an example of what to do to make the project successful. Most likely, you are trying to find useful insights for a new project from colleagues with similar experience, refer to the methodology and PMO staff, or even search in numerous books and articles. After all, it’s human nature to always try to take the easiest path that will help us quickly and effortlessly achieve what we want.