Be inspired to offer your PM services in your local community as J. Kendall Lott and Selena Buchanan talk about PM4Change and the Project Management Day of Service®- where PM professionals can provide services to assist non-profit organizations.
Listen in for Andy and Bill's answers to listeners PM questions. e.g: How do I get the team past the storming phase? When to hold meetings and how to conduct them? How to monitor projects closely and how to close them? What are future challenges for PMs?
Productive kickoff meetings are central to project success. How effective are your planning meetings? Learn what steps to take before a project kickoff and how to deal with challenging attendees from author Rich Maltzman.
Laura Butcher addresses ways to determine stakeholder expectations, as well as how to build and maintain trust with your stakeholders. Hear how to overcome cultural obstacles, and how to represent your company’s headquarters in a foreign setting.
Table of Contents 00:59 … Meet Heather 02:46 … Orbital Space Debris 04:10 … LEO and GEO 04:41 … Policy Standards 06:14 … Regulating/Interagency Debris Coordination Committee 08:24 … Assessing and Mitigation 10:24 … Coordinating with Multiple Teams 11:38 … OSD Observatory on Ascension Island 15:53 … Effective Communication 18:26 … Is There an End to this Project? 24:09 … Career Advice 25:57 … Measuring Success 27:31 … Learn More 29:03 … The Bill and Nick Wrap Up HEATHER COWARDIN: But we need to f...
Andy Crowe and his wife Karen have recently departed on a sabbatical aboard a 48-ft catamaran, named Gratitude. Hear their story from a project manager’s perspective, focusing on how this undertaking compares to any other project facing a PM.
How effective are your elicitation skills? A good understanding of elicitation can help avoid stakeholder frustration and expensive errors. In this podcast episode, our guest business analyst Jamie Champagne gives advice about the elicitation process.
Nationality, gender, ethnicity, age, and professional and organizational culture can all impact your cultural identity. Jane Canniff shares her experiences in regard to cultural differences across various multicultural work settings.
Listen in to hear a Project Manager who has years of experience in the trenches . Mike Pondiscio talks to us about managing more than one project at a time, resourceful ways to manage change, communicate with stakeholders, and keep a project on track.
Can introverts succeed as project managers? Jennifer Kahnweiler shares how introverts are highly effective leaders, using “superpowers” to effectively lead their teams. Listen in for expert advice about what motivates the introverts on your team.
Andy and Bill tackle your questions in this episode of Manage This. We appreciate your feedback, and we’ve dedicated this episode to your questions. Andy and Bill share their career stories and the relatable challenges they have experienced as PMs.
Tricia Molloy talks to us about setting and achieving goals. Tricia explains the Reticular Activating System, Vision Boarding for project success, overcoming obstacles, and techniques for reducing stress and distractions.
How have primary functions of the business analyst evolved? Have tools, practices, and expectations changed? What BA skills are most important today? In this podcast, BA expert Laura Paton discusses the changing mindsets and roles of the BA.
Agile is not for everyone. Project managers face 2 big questions: do you want to make the transition to agile, and can you make the transition? Steve and the team discuss the indicators as to whether or not a not a project manager is a good fit for agile.
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Home Depot Backyard. Hear how project managers Bill Darden, President and CEO, and Matt Dale, VP of Darden and Company kept these world class sports and entertainment facilities on track. Hear about their efforts to manage expectations, communicate clearly, and drive decisions.
Table of Contents Wayne Intro………………………………………………..…..…..00:39 The Challenges of Remote Leadership………….......…...01:38 The Human Dynamic………………………………….……..….03:26 Leading Remotely is Leading differently……….....…..…05:02 Advantages of Remote Teams………….....….….………..…08:02 Organizations Struggling with Remote Teams? ….......10:37 Tools: Richness vs. Scope of Media…………......…..…..…12:59 3 Dimensional vs 2 Dimensional Communication….....22:41 Use Technology to Build Relationships………..…....…...25:21 Wher...
When trouble hits, many managers cut and run. In this podcast, we interview Steve Corcoran who talks about the importance of building trust to address adversity.
If the Business Analyst and Project Manager are both superheroes, can they coexist? Kupe says “Yes”! Jonathan “Kupe” Kupersmith joins the team to answer questions from a BA’s perspective relating to decision making and the value a BA can deliver.
NICK WALKER: Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers. Every other week we get together to talk about the things that matter to you as a professional project manager. And it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a PM veteran or someone simply exploring what the field is all about. We’re here to offer some ideas, some perspective, and draw on the experiences of others who have been down that road and have realized success. I’m your host, Nick Walker, and with me...
NICK WALKER: Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers. It’s our chance to meet with you and discuss what really matters in the world of project management, whether you’re new to the field or have been doing it for decades. We want to encourage you and challenge you, to cheer you on and help you avoid some of the pitfalls that can come along the way. We talk to the experts, people who have gone before us, so we can benefit from their experiences and their succe...
How can you avoid sexual harassment claims? Attorney Sarah Lamar joins the team to offer valuable advice on this topic, the #MeToo movement, and how it impacts Project Managers. Listen in as Sarah walks us through scenarios and offers helpful insights.
This week, the podcast team sits down with Kim Brainard, founder of Agile Brain and known “People Whisperer”, to discuss Scrum framework and humanizing the way we work. Whether that be as a team or with other stakeholders—or as she calls them, people—humanizing the workplace can make a big difference in the success of a project.
MIKE GOSS: I believe that everything in life in one way or another is a project. So if that’s true, how do I increase my chances of it being successful, and who can I help with it? NICK WALKER: Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers. Every two weeks we get together to talk about the ins and outs of project management and what matters to you as a professional in the field. We’ll talk with some of the leaders in project management to find out what motivates th...
NICK WALKER: Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers. Every couple of weeks we meet to discuss what matters to you in the wide and diverse field of project management. It’s our chance to reflect on our purpose; to take stock in how we’re doing; and, when needed, challenge ourselves to step it up. We talk with project managers about real-life situations. We pick their brains to discover their ideas and motivations and find out what has worked for them. I’m you...
AAnNICK WALKER: Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers. Every other week we meet in an effort to get to the heart of what matters to you as a professional project manager. We do that by talking with some of the leaders in the field, sharing their successes and sometimes their failures. And we dig deep to find out what motivates them to be at their best. I’m your host, Nick Walker, and with me are two guys who are always at their best, Andy Crowe and Bill Yat...
Have you ever managed a project that involved the merger and acquisition of more than one entity? Dr. Leeds discusses strategies for leading stakeholders with a great deal of uncertainty as it related to their own professional futures.
What do heroics, task-switching, and gold-plating have in common? All are forms of waste. The podcast team sits down with certified Project Management Professional, Alan Zucker to discuss identifying and eliminating waste from our projects.
Nervous about the 6th Edition PMP Exam? On this episode of Manage This we have brought in the content experts! Learn what's new for the exam and more importantly, how to approach it!
What collaboration tools should I use on my projects? We ask that question of Elizabeth Harrin, author of Collaboration Tools for Project Managers, who joins us from the UK. Elizabeth shares her research and recommendations.
Alan Zucker joins the team to discuss an Agile approach to project management. Alan makes the case that Agile is a more natural way to work. It’s a mindset, not just a methodology.
