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Projects

How Kyndof transforms strategic vision into executed reality through structured project management

What This Section Covers

This project portfolio hub provides comprehensive documentation on how Kyndof manages work—from K-pop costume design projects to internal systems development. Whether you're joining a project team, starting a new initiative, or simply understanding how work gets done, these pages explain our approach.

Projects at Kyndof span two distinct domains: client-facing costume design with immovable deadlines and high visibility, and internal operations improvements with flexible timelines and iterative delivery. Despite these differences, our project framework provides consistent structure while adapting to each context.

Portfolio Overview

As of February 2026, Kyndof maintains an active portfolio of 177 total projects across all lifecycle stages:

Status CategoryCountDescription
Active Execution7 projectsCurrently in progress with active team engagement
Planning Phase2 projectsScoping and preparing for execution launch
Backlog1 projectApproved but awaiting resource availability
Completed118 projectsSuccessfully delivered and closed
Cancelled49 projectsTerminated due to changing priorities or obsolescence

The portfolio reflects Kyndof's evolution from purely costume design work toward a more balanced mix of client projects and strategic internal development.

Current Active Projects

Seven initiatives are currently in active execution:

Client Domain

  • SS26 Collection - Spring/Summer 2026 costume line development
  • Costume Commerce Platform - Digital sales channel for costume designs

Internal Systems

  • CompanyOS Knowledge Graph - Semantic organizational intelligence system
  • Internal Wiki System - Centralized documentation and onboarding hub
  • Financial Process Automation - Streamlining accounting and administrative workflows

Strategic Development

  • Model Community Product - Community engagement platform for fashion models
  • Design Workflow Innovation - Revolutionizing internal design collaboration tools

Each active project has an assigned owner (Accountable in RABSIC terms), weekly progress tracking, and explicit milestone targets.

Project Categories

Kyndof organizes projects into four strategic categories:

Core Product Development

Projects building or enhancing primary business capabilities—costume design systems, client management tools, production workflows. These receive highest priority and most rigorous governance due to direct business impact.

Strategic Experiments

Exploratory initiatives testing new markets, technologies, or approaches. Lower governance overhead, faster cycles, explicit learning objectives. Success measured by insights gained rather than just deliverable completion.

Internal Operations

Improvements to organizational systems, processes, and infrastructure. Focus on efficiency gains, capability building, and scalability. Often emerge from recurring friction points or growth bottlenecks.

Partner Collaborations

Joint initiatives with external organizations requiring coordinated delivery across organizational boundaries. Enhanced governance, formal stakeholder reviews, relationship management emphasis.

New to Kyndof Projects?

Start with How We Work on Projects to understand our practical approach, RABSIC accountability framework, and daily project practices.

Looking for Current Work?

See Active Projects for detailed status on all initiatives currently in execution, including milestones, owners, and strategic connections.

Understanding Project Phases?

Read Project Lifecycle for comprehensive coverage of our five-phase approach from ideation through operational handoff.

Researching Past Work?

Browse Completed Projects for historical project outcomes, lessons learned, and success metrics.

Key Principles

Strategy Linkage

Every project connects to at least one strategic goal. Unlinked projects undergo quarterly review to validate continued investment or identify sunset candidates. This ensures portfolio alignment and prevents resource waste on low-value work.

Accountability Clarity

Each project has exactly one Accountable party (RABSIC "A" role) who owns outcomes and makes final decisions. This eliminates decision paralysis and ensures clear escalation paths when teams hit blockers.

Verification-Based Completion

"Done" means verified and validated, not just claimed. Projects demonstrate completion through evidence: passing tests, stakeholder acceptance, deployed systems, documented outcomes. No completion without verification.

Adaptive Governance

Governance rigor matches project complexity and risk. Small experiments get lightweight oversight; strategic platform changes receive comprehensive review. This balance maintains momentum without sacrificing quality.

Portfolio Health Metrics

Kyndof tracks several indicators of portfolio health:

Completion Rate: Percentage of planned milestones delivered on schedule Resource Utilization: Team capacity allocated vs. available (target: 70-80%) Strategic Alignment: Percentage of projects linked to active strategic goals Cycle Time: Average duration from project start to completion by type

These metrics surface portfolio problems early: overcommitment, strategic drift, execution bottlenecks, or resource constraints requiring intervention.

Department Distribution

Project portfolio distributed across organizational departments:

DepartmentTotal ProjectsActiveCompleted
2000Atelier45138
Brand Operations52241
2000Archives28122
Corporate Operations32225
Kyndof Central15110
CEO Office502

Distribution reflects operational focus: most work concentrates in core business operations (Atelier, Brand Ops) with growing investment in internal capabilities (Corp Ops, Kyndof Central).

How to Get Involved

Joining Existing Projects

Active projects list team compositions and roles. Contact the project's Responsible party (primary executor) to explore contribution opportunities. Review project documentation in Notion before initial meetings to arrive with context.

Proposing New Projects

Follow the ideation process outlined in the Project Lifecycle. Start with problem validation, strategic alignment check, and stakeholder identification before investing in detailed planning.

Providing Input

If you're Consulted (RABSIC "C") on a project, provide expertise and raise concerns during design phases. Your input shapes direction, though the Accountable party makes final calls. Be responsive—delayed input causes project delays.

Staying Informed

If you're Informed (RABSIC "I") on a project, you'll receive regular status updates via Notion and Slack. No action required unless you identify issues or have questions for the project team.


Data Sources

SourceLocationPurpose
Projects Databaseworld-model/databases/projects.jsonComplete project registry and status
Tasks Databaseworld-model/databases/tasks.jsonDetailed task breakdown and assignments
Knowledge Graphworld-model/knowledge/entities/projects/Project context, decisions, and relationships

Data synchronized from Notion (source of truth for execution state) with last sync: February 1, 2026.