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Today’s workplace has evolved. Yet the strategies to empower employees and teams are still maturing. Join Cornelius Fichtner and Kevin Torf and let them fill this gap by providing a practical framework to inspire teams and keep them accountable for ultimate success. Rather than impose a single method to make you a better project manager, we will look at a flexible strategy that will help you lead confidently, take advantage of all the perspectives on your team, and get the job and project done on time without having to sacrifice quality.

Learn to master the building blocks of effective project management, as outlined by our acronym P.R.O.J.E.C.T.S: Planning, Reflection, Organization, Juggling, Empowerment, Communication, Teamwork, Standards

(This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.)

Organizations are successful based on their ability to achieve strategic goals. However, too many organizations waste time and money on developing strategy but don’t achieve their goals.

What goes wrong?

Join Frank Parth of www.projectauditors.com and Cornelius Fichtner in their discussion of these concepts in Frank's new book Successfully Achieving Strategy Through Effective Portfolio Management.

(This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.)

Project Business Automation (PBA) is a category of business systems that are designed to integrate and automate the business processes of project-based companies. So if your company is in a project driven industry - for example construction, engineering or professional services - where you work on projects that are paid for by your customers, then having a PBA system is a must.

In this interview, Cornelius Fichtner and Matt Mong of www.adeaca.com discuss the basics of PBA: What it is, and what it isn't. (For example, an ERP is not a PBA system). You'll come out with a improved understanding of the issues that project-driven companies face ("Spreadsheets! Spreadsheets everywhere!") and how project business automation can help your projects financials, project operations and project insight.

(This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.)

As we look ahead there are several trends that are emerging in both Agile Project Management and Agile Product Development. By making project managers aware of these trends, and ensuring that they understand not only the trend, but also its impact, they will be well prepared to tackle problems that arise in the Agile Space, well into the future.

In this interview, Kevin Reilly and Cornelius Fichtner will discuss the top Agile trends that are emerging, including:

• Agile Supported by AI & ML
• Agile Coaching
• Agile Organizational Agility
• Agile DevOps
• Agile Remote Work

Expect a high-level discussion of Agile trends that will be emerging. Some may be trends you didn’t think of, but after this discussion, you will understand how important these trends are for doing business.

(This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.)

The disciplines of change management and project management are both necessary when executing a project or initiative. Each discipline brings the critical structure needed for effectively implementing change and achieving the results you want.

Yet, change management and project management must work together to achieve successful change. Doing so creates a unified value proposition, which sets the foundation for tactical integration and delivers value across all aspects of the project, including both the people side and technical side.

Join Tim Creasey and Cornelius Fichtner in this livestream where they look at the basics of change management, discuss the differences and similarities to project management, and give you tips and best practices to implement change management on your projects today.

About Tim Creasey: An author, researcher, change expert and human, Tim focuses on the people side of change with process, wit and vigor. Tim’s work forms the foundation of the world’s largest body of knowledge on change management. His role as Chief Innovation Officer at Prosci gives him unparalleled insight into change management challenges, trends and futures. Having spoken to hundreds of thousands of people around the globe, Tim is authentic, knowledgeable and unassumingly funny. He enables audiences with valuable data and actionable information.