Beyond the Critical Path: Why Projects Need an Execution Perspective By Dariusz Wołejszo & David Wallach Anyone who has spent time in serious project planning meetings will recognise a particular moment. The schedule is on the screen. The team is reviewing activities one by one. Engineers, construction managers, planners, operations representatives and project managers are gathered around the table, discussing how the project will unfold. At first, everything looks fine. The logic flows correctly.