What Slowed Me Down

Senturian AI Governance — First Project Learnings

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  Initial phase was particularly difficult

  • One of the main challenges I faced was during my first project, Senturian (AI Governance).
  • The initial phase was particularly difficult to navigate.
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  Took ~1 month before clarity emerged

  • It took nearly a month of focused work before the scope, product requirements, and underlying architecture became fully clear.
  • Once I developed a deeper understanding of what needed to be built—and how the components should fit together—execution became significantly easier and progress accelerated.
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  Limited communication early on

  • A major contributing factor early on was limited communication and insufficient alignment on expectations.
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  Structured communication changed everything

  • Over time, as communication became more frequent and more structured, tasks became simpler to execute and decisions were made faster.
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  Key learning: Upfront alignment is critical

  • The key learning for me is that delivery becomes substantially smoother when requirements and technical direction are clearly discussed upfront and reinforced consistently throughout the project.