"One time at X Consultancy, we were reviewing options for the project management tool. The tool we were using at the time was very affordable, but it also had very limited capabilities. The functionalities that it lacked not only slowed our teams down, it also made it hard to measure its effectiveness as a tool.

Our operations director proposed an alternative. I did a thorough review of the features, and it was better than what we had in terms of productivity. However, I still found it lacking because it didn't have the capability of tracking all of the organization's projects and display data in a dashboard.

In my experience, giving project managers, and the business in general, a way to oversee how well all of the projects are tracking really helped optimize our standard procedures. So, I did my research and found two better options. I pitched both and supported my proposal with testimonials from users which highlighted how the tool helped increase the company's return-on-investment. I also ran it by the production team, and they loved my picks. The operations director wasn't happy and thought the PM tools I picked were too robust for our small company. In the end, leadership went with the operations director's choice. I'm just glad to have been given the chance to take initiative."