3 Key Exec Questions for Projects

There are 3 key questions every exec should ask at weekly project check-ins.

You're getting status updates, you hear what's 'green', but you feel the project is drifting. To shift from status to clarity, you need a different conversation. One built on 3 questions:

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲?

Not just "what's the status". Ask where the work no longer serves the plan. Drift happens quietly and quickly. Calling it early gives you options, ignoring it gives you rework.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Persistent blockers are symptoms of a deeper dysfunction, usually political or structural. Identify it, name it, and assign a single owner to solve it.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤?

Strategic delivery requires trade-offs. Understand what your team has had to say "no" to this week and why. Assess strategy impact.

This helps you move from managing the noise to leading the change. 

What critical questions would you add?