Table of Contents 01:49 … Meet Colin 06:18 … Key to Achieving Project Success 09:53 … Know Yourself, a Key to Success 12:31 … EQ vs IQ 14:40 … Project Manager vs Project Leader 16:19 … Focus on Relationships 19:44 … Characteristics of a Great Project Leader 23:15 … Value of Team Culture 26:28 … […]

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is making a bold pivot toward agile.  As a project manager and an agilist, I am excited by these moves.  At the same time, it is hard to envision both this transition and the future state.  In this article, I share some of my thoughts about the upcoming changes to […]

The podcast for project managers by project managers. Advice on leading a multigenerational team to create productive, modern, cross-generational workplaces, and redefining what culture looks like in the digital age. Bridge the gap between productivity and building relationships that keep team members fulfilled at work. Table of Contents 01:51 … Meet Crystal 04:48 … Defining […]

The podcast for project managers by project managers. Ethics seeks to answer two questions: what should I do, and who should I be? Hear expert ethical advice from The Ethics Guy, Bruce Weinstein. Table of Contents 00:54 … Meet Bruce 01:34 … Ethics and an Ethicist 03:15 … Becoming an Ethicist 05:53 … It Takes […]

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with their patients. In 2013, Mike Cohn coined the term scrum smells to describe the signs that a scrum team is in trouble. In my agile training and consulting practice, I […]

The podcast for project managers by project managers. Hear about Connected Conservation’s pilot plan in a private game reserve in South Africa. Doc Watson tells us about the project and the impact it has to track and apprehend poachers and save endangered animals. Table of Contents 01:00 … Meet Doc 01:38 … Rhino Poaching Problem […]

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is implementing changes to the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) certification. Those changes involve 3 areas: (1) the application, (2) the exam, and (3) the PMP® certification. Let me explain… The Application. First, PMI is lowering the requirements to apply for the CAPM. As of August 28, 2019, applicants […]

Hear about Oceaneering’s Project Management Center of Excellence and a deep-water pipeline repair operation, off the shores of West Africa, including the planning and repair process, the challenges, and the lessons learned along the way.  Table of Contents 01:08 … Oceaneering 01:47 … Meet Joe 03:04 … The Pipeline Project 03:57 … “ROV” 04:22 … […]

The podcast for project managers by project managers. In this episode we’re talking with Dr. Don Hunt, an expert in cybercrime and cyber security, to get advice on how to implement effective cyber security measures. Table of Contents 01:02 … Meet Don 02:35 … Cyber Security, Cyberattacks and Cybercrime 04:31 … At-Risk Systems for Project […]

The Podcast for Project Managers by Project Managers. How to deal with the emotional brain, to recognize it, acknowledge it, and then shift to the rational brain in crisis decision-making. Table of Contents 01:02 … Meet Ruth 01:43 … Competing Risks Scenario 04:31 … Consider the Options 06:59 … Scenario Solution 09:06 … Emotional and […]