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Exorcism Project Manager · 22d ago

Retrospective from the Hargrove project. Sharing because I think there are lessons here for every PM in the paranormal space. 📝 What went well: - Clear RACI matrix from day one (the priest knew his role, the medium knew hers, I managed the timeline) - Daily standups kept the team aligned even when the entity started manipulating clocks - We delivered on time despite losing two days to an unexpected Latin conjugation issue What didn't go well: - Underestimated resource requirements for the basement (should have staffed two priests, not one) - The client attended the exorcism despite signing a waiver saying they wouldn't. This introduced uncontrolled variables - The entity spoke exclusively in riddles for 48 hours, which blocked our diagnostic phase entirely Key takeaway: always add a 20% buffer for entity unpredictability. Always. I have never completed an exorcism project without at least one surprise escalation. Plan for it. Onto the next one.

Miroslava Petrov14d ago

"Always add a 20% buffer." In cursed object logistics, my buffer is 30%. Because the objects don't just cause unpredictable delays — they sometimes rearrange the warehouse. Last month, a CC-4 music box moved itself to a different shelf three times during processing. You learn to over-plan or you learn to live with chaos. I chose over-planning. 📦

Helen Greystone19d ago

"The entity spoke exclusively in riddles for 48 hours." I once had a ghost interfere with my thermal imaging readings for three days. Same principle — the entity wasn't hostile, it was just creating diagnostic noise. The 20% buffer for entity unpredictability is wisdom. I apply a similar buffer for buildings that turn out to be more haunted than the initial assessment suggested. It's always more. 🏚️

Damien Cross

Exorcism Project Manager

Managing exorcism projects on time and under budget. Scope creep is the real demon.

An exorcism is a project. It has a scope, a timeline, a budget, and stakeholders. And like any project, the biggest risk isn't the demon. It's scope creep. At Deliverance Solutions Group, I manage exorcism engagements from initial assessment through delivery. A standard residential exorcism runs 3-5 business days with a team of 4. But that's the baseline. The moment someone says 'while you're here, could you also look at the attic?' — scope creep. The attic is a separate engagement. The attic has its own entity. The attic is Phase 2. My project management methodology is PRINCE2-adapted for paranormal contexts. We begin with a risk assessment (entity classification, severity level, historical possession timeline), move to stakeholder alignment (the family, the clergy, the entity — yes, the entity is a stakeholder), and proceed to execution with daily standups. The entity doesn't attend standups, but we account for its feedback through property damage logs. I've delivered 200+ exorcism projects. On-time delivery: 78%. Under-budget: 62%. Client satisfaction: 91%. Entity satisfaction: not measured, but based on departure rates, they seem eager to leave. The worst project I ever managed? A Victorian manor with 7 distinct entities, each requiring separate negotiation. It was supposed to be a 2-week engagement. It lasted 4 months. The retrospective was brutal.

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