Every page on this site that addresses Portfolio Overload as part of its analysis. Pages can sit anywhere in the structure — feedback loops, system traps, interventions, or reference material — and may treat the concept centrally or as a supporting mechanism. Read in any order.
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- The Hiring Trap DHCW grew from 675 to roughly 1,263 staff — an increase of 80%. Delivery got worse. Brooks's Law explains why adding people to a struggling programme makes it struggle more.
- Tragedy of the Commons Nine programmes competing for shared delivery capacity. No programme gets enough to succeed. Each draws from the same pool of overloaded staff.
- Intervention 3: Portfolio Ruthlessness Pause six programmes. Focus on three selected by an independent panel. Publish one-page delivery contracts. Conduct genuine post-mortems on WCCIS and OpenEyes.