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title: "Navigating in the fog: What defines successful IT project management"
description: Successful project management in IT transformations requires leadership in change and dealing with uncertainty – not just control and reporting.
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# [Navigating in the fog: What defines successful IT project management](https://www.natuvion.com/newsroom/navigating-in-the-fog-what-defines-successful-it-project-management/)

 Written by [Philipp von der Brüggen](https://www.natuvion.com/newsroom/author/philipp-brueggen) | Feb 27, '26

Few terms are as overused – as well as misunderstood – as those concerning project management in IT transformations. On PowerPoint slides, it promises order, control, and predictability. In reality, it often means the opposite: a struggle against uncertainty, complexity, and people who are reluctant to change. This blog post looks at why traditional control mechanisms fail when everything is in motion – and what successful project managers actually do differently.

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