Racing Against Procedure

The author's central point is that tempo, the procedural initiative in chess, is a useful model for work and project management. The article says the key check is whether a move accomplishes more than one thing, since advancing along several critical paths at once speeds up development. It describes tempo as lost through inefficient moves, unnecessary moves, or deliberate concessions for positional gain. It also argues that chess concepts at an intermediate level train players in tools such as GANTT, GTD, and CPM, and it announces a biweekly online study group on related ideas.