Episode 419: Setting up a PMO in 100 Days
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PMO
Categories: PMO
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Is your company thinking about setting up a PMO and nobody, not even you, have the experience to do it? That is not a problem. Our guest today is Hussain Bandukwala (LinkedIn Profile). He is the organizer of the PMO Virtual Summit and PMOs are his passion. He writes and speaks about them. And in one of his articles, he says that even if you’ve never done it before you can still set up a PMO in 100 days. We discuss how realistic this is, what skills a PMO leader needs, the mindset needed to do this in 100 days, and then we’ll take you phase by phase through the process of setting up your very own PMO in 100 days. (This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.) |
Episode 418: Essential Business Management Skills
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Business Management
Categories: Business Management
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Last year at the Project Management Institute (PMI)® Global Congress 2017 in Chicago, Illinois I recorded about a dozen interviews. They have all been published over the past year and you've probably heard some or all of them. But what you don't know is what happened once each interview was complete. I pressed the recording button one more time and asked each of my guests the following question: What business management skills are essential for today’s project manager if they want to become more and more involved in strategic projects for their organizations? And today you are going to get all the answers. In one nice mashup. Here are all the presenters in the order you will hear their answers
Oh, and spoiler alert... the answer that I received most often was "Flexibility". (This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.) |
Episode 417: Leading During A Disaster
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Leadership
Categories: Leadership
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This interview with Niraj Kumar (LinkedIn Profile) was recorded at the lively Project Management Institute (PMI)® Global Conference 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. We share insights gained from leading teams in the aftermath of the 2016 flood, called the worst Louisiana disaster since Katrina. Learn how our guest led teams through devastation around them and reacted to a life-altering situation, yet stayed true to the mission to serve the community. You will hear how the team leaders collaborated to ensure that the critical tasks get done, operations keep humming, and the affected customers continue to receive service. (This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.) |
Episode 416: How Millennial Project Managers get Results without Authority
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Millennial Project Managers
Categories: Millennial Project Managers
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For the last several years, there has been a focus on helping senior people in the workplace connect with and manage the newest generation in the workforce. Millennials. However, this new generation is now moving from entry-level to management positions. Additionally, this is frequently happening within a workplace’s evolving environment and culture. And so both generations need to adapt to each other’s styles, work ethics, and perspectives. This interview with Justin Fraser (LinkedIn Profile) was recorded at the impressive Project Management Institute (PMI)® Global Conference 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. In the interview, we dive into the emerging relationship dynamic in which Millennial project managers lead senior team members. We identify differences in style, work ethic, and perspective between team members of different generations, seniority, and experience, and discuss various project management approaches to lead team members to a successful project. (This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.) |
Episode 415: Emotional Intelligence Tools for Smoother Projects
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Emotional Intelligence Tools
Categories: Emotional Intelligence Tools
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Ever feel like your projects would run much more smoothly if everyone just did their job without nagging? Help is on the way. Emotional intelligence is the way to really connect with everyone on your team. Take project management to the next level using emotional intelligence principles to guide your interactions and activities. Today we discuss practical applications of emotional intelligence for everything from communications to meetings to celebrations to managing remote teams. This interview with Kim Wasson (LinkedIn Profile) was recorded at the uplifting Project Management Institute (PMI)® Global Conference 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. In the interview, we discuss how to apply emotional intelligence concepts to day-to-day project management tasks and activities (i.e., communications, team building, assignments, goals, and priorities) and learn to recognize both emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence signals and use them to tailor communications and daily operations. (This interview was originally published on The Project Management Podcast.) |
