Depentra Blog https://depentra.com/blog/ Field notes on delivery: dependency thinking, slack and slip in practice, and what we learn from the programmes running on Depentra. en The hidden cost of invisible dependencies https://depentra.com/blog/hidden-cost-of-invisible-dependencies/ https://depentra.com/blog/hidden-cost-of-invisible-dependencies/ Most programme delays are not caused by the task that slipped. They are caused by the four tasks downstream nobody knew were connected. Here is how to make dependencies visible before they hurt. Business Analysis Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Depentra 4.1: budget approvals, join codes, and a faster Gantt https://depentra.com/blog/depentra-v4-release/ https://depentra.com/blog/depentra-v4-release/ Our biggest release of the year brings a budget approval workflow, shareable project join codes, column renaming, and a Gantt engine that renders 600 tasks in under a second. Product Updates Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Why you should simulate every delay before accepting it https://depentra.com/blog/delay-simulation-before-you-commit/ https://depentra.com/blog/delay-simulation-before-you-commit/ A delay request is a negotiation, and the side with better information wins. Delay simulation gives you that information in minutes, not days. Project Management Guides Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Earned value metrics without the pain: CPI, EAC, and friends https://depentra.com/blog/earned-value-for-programme-managers/ https://depentra.com/blog/earned-value-for-programme-managers/ CPI below 0.8? Your programme is quietly overspending. A plain-English tour of the earned value metrics every programme manager should watch. Budget Management Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Running a hypercare period that actually works https://depentra.com/blog/hypercare-that-actually-works/ https://depentra.com/blog/hypercare-that-actually-works/ Go-live is the start, not the finish. How one retail bank structured 30 days of hypercare with daily stability metrics and got to steady state a week early. Case Studies Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Five critical path mistakes that quietly wreck programmes https://depentra.com/blog/critical-path-mistakes/ https://depentra.com/blog/critical-path-mistakes/ The critical path is not a report you run once at planning. It moves every week, and these five mistakes are how teams lose track of it. Project Management Guides Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT