Managing Projects: A Project Management Podcast and blog: Recent Episodes
Managing Projects: A Project Management Podcast and blog
I had the pleasure of interviewing Alexander Lowry who has gone from Consulting to Financial Services to rolling out programs at Gordon College. We talk about major career pivots and how Project Management is a transferable skill set. Alexander paints a compelling alternative to an MBA with the programs he is rolling out. BIO …
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While women have been recognized as equals throughout various industries in recent years, the number of women in the project management field has barely risen. Elise discusses some reasons for this as well as speaks of her work to raise the profile of women in Project Management. Bio: Elise works with women in project management roles …
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I will be presenting on Estimating IT Projects at PD Days in Moncton May 23rd. I also talk about my new on-demand Estimating IT Projects training course. Show Notes: Host: Ron Smith Music: www.hooksounds.com www.chalder.ca PMI NB – PD Days Course Information link: Estimations Course mailing list and info. Use the comment section below to comment …
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In today’s workplace you can have 4 generations of people: Generation Z – Born after 2000 (completely into a sharing) Generation Y – Born 1980-2000 (group work – find things on their own – online when young) Generation X – Born between 1960-1980 (likes lists :-)) The Boomers – Born 1945-1960 born into radio (studied …
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If you want a high performance team you want shared vision (Gamasutra) and psychological safety (Google). Bringing your whole self to work is crucial. People have a 1-10 ratio (fastest to slowest). Teams have a 1-2000 ratio (fastest to slowest). This interview will change the way you think about the workplace and teams. Bio: Richard Kasperowski …
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“Groupthink leads to deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgement.” – Irving Janis Steve highlights the conditions that foster group think. He discussed the devil’s advocate. He teaches the perfection game and discusses the history of brainstorming and how realistic it is. Did you know people will go through polarizing amplification of bias in …
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I wanted to do a comparison on Project Management Software and reached out to Fog Creek software first. They use to have an evidence based scheduling tool that was a neat feature in a product called Fogbugz. The way that tools works is to analyse past estimates vs actuals (evidence) to guess how a particular …
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Note: this is part 2 of a 2 part series. How many Project Managers deal with any of the following on a regular basis on their projects: floods, political unrest, changing of cultural norms, gender equality, health epidemics, gang lines, or refugee camps? Listen in on a behind the scene look at some World Vision International projects. The …
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How many Project Managers deal with any of the following on a regular basis on their projects: floods, political unrest, changing of cultural norms, gender equality, health epidemics, gang lines, or refugee camps? Listen in on a behind the scene look at some World Vision International projects. The Youth Ready Project as well as Kendra’s story Chris mentioned …
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Steve gives great tips such as using the Lean Model Canvas (LMC), Business Model Canvas (BMC), insights from the Standish Chaos report discussing success of small vs large projects, calming the masses, empowerment by middle managers, the pause, and more… Steve Martin (PMP, PMI-ACP, CSP, CSM, CSPO…too many!) Professional Bio: Steve is a trusted management advisor and seasoned business transformation …
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Who will be doing the analysis in the future?? We will also discuss insights Bob has about the hybrid approach of including Agile, Waterfall, and DevOps within an organization. Bob Prentiss, CBAP Bob Prentiss is a keynote speaker, author, mentor, coach and Business Analysis thought leader. Bob is passionate about helping you think, learn & work differently so you …
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Ever considered getting your: Lean Six Sigma, CBAP, PMP, Customer Experience, or Prosci Change Management? Vince has all of them and shares an interesting point of view. If you are considering certifications this is a must listen! Vincent is a principal at Global Project Synergy. In his 9 to 5, Vince leads process change through …
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Developing the leader within you. How do you adapt through a promotion? Seeing trends and not falling into the micromanagement trap. Listen in on the interview I had with Mike Hayes of Changing Leaf on coaching promotion topics. Mike is a passionate certified Coach, Teacher and Speaker with the John Maxwell Team and the President of …
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Listen in on the interview I had with Cole Cioran as Projectworld in Moncton approaches on Nov 27th. Cole is the Sr. Director of Research – Application development – Portfolio Management with Info-Tech Research Group and is also the VP of Mentoring with the IIBA Toronto. If you are attending the conference this would be a …
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With cultural dimensions such as Power Distance, Individualism, Masculinity, Uncertainty Avoidance, and Long Term Orientation as she sites the research of professor Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, Michael Minkov and their research teams. Jennifer brings her years of experience as a Business Analyst, Change Manager, and QA in a Global organization as well as some research by country helping …
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A great discussion on his dynamic and creative view on project management. Requirements Management Platforms. If you are attending the conference this would be a great session to attend. There are a lot of great speakers heading the Moncton! Hans will be presenting the following topics: Can the Zombie Apocalypse help you survive your projects? …
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PMP® Certification is becoming a popular route for professionals who want to demonstrate their management and organizational skills. It is becoming a very popular entry point for the PMI certification tracks. Steps to obtaining the PMP® certifications Review the requirements to take the test Join a local study group Register to take the test Take …
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Methodologies When it comes to project management methodologies, every company is implementing a new methodology or trying to salvage an existing, imperfect implementation. A poorly executed project management methodology roll-out causes confusion, erodes morale, and puts your project at risk. Companies big and small cling to Agile, Waterfall, TOGAF, or a mashup of multiple approaches. Some verticals are now …
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Projects can die in the starting blocks for a very solvable issue of overly cautious resource management. Adding project resource timing is a crucial success criteria. I’ve seen projects fail to start because the resources are not secured quickly enough. I see this more with cautious resource procurement processes that are trying to get one …
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Most businesses, if not all, talk about risks. But are they actually managing them? We will discuss 5 easy steps to execute risk management. I’ve heard people say things like “if we do that, then there a risk that…”, “what are the risks involved?”, “we don’t want to take that risk”. But how many of …
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Change Management Plan Article written by guest blogger – Carl Gosselin Planning for organizational change is always simpler than implementing the change. The planning process is usually linear; one activity in planned prior to other activities and so on. Although an attempt is made during implementation to follow these steps, what actually occurs in anything …
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I’ve recently had some discussions around recovering troubled projects and thought I would write about a few points from the session I presented at Project World this fall. I’m always intrigued with client answers to these crucial questions. First I’d like to describe what I mean by a troubled project. Some people will call them …
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I’ve noticed several enterprise organizations working with Clarity and Open Workbench lately. Enterprises are looking outside the traditional MS Project Tool set for their project management software. Clarity is an enterprise back-end solution that is well-suited to run portfolios of projects. It seems to hold every slice of enterprise project data you could ever imagine. …
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You have to concentrate to focus … you have to work at ignoring distractions. Wikipedia defines Focus: selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Today’s large organizations often are open concept cube farms. There has always been a lot of things in this type of environment to distract you or …
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Why is it that some people are given a green light of immediate trust on topics while others struggle to get buy-in on their ideas? Character Leadership is present or is lacking and becomes apparent when the crew needs to follow the leader. I’ve come to believe that if someone thinks you have a strong character …
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Troubled Project Recovery is required when you have a project going off the rails… much more than a manageable list of issues or risks (which is normal and does not require Troubled Project Recovery). Here is the typical situation I’ve seen time and time again. A company is late, they have a fixed team, the …
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Maritime DevCon was a lot of fun. Rockstar Project Management Estimation was presented to developers on the topic of estimating projects from different role perspectives including developers and managers. Thanks to Microsoft for buying everyone lunch and to Careertown for your sponsorship. We had a great day @ DevCon with a ton of interactive presentations. Sign …
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We are all interested in developing our project management style. Over the years I’ve chosen different tactics depending on the project and have noticed a pendulum swing on the industry. The industry is divided between 2 extremes on the Project Management Scale. On one side of the spectrum there are what I refer to as …
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A quick look at the difference between Prince2 vs PMBOK? Product Descriptions are a topic in the Prince2 literature that would be beneficial for PMOs and enterprise customers. Imagine if a new PM coming into an organization was handed a guide that showed him or her a deliverable list and the following information per deliverable: …
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Professionals should get involved with nonprofit organizations. Normally these organizations bring with them such a great cause that it will do your heat good to get involved. This is one of the best places to hone your management skills. Nonprofit management requires the highest level of leadership and soft skills because there is no formal …
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Project management estimation using Historical Data is often overlooked when building project estimation tools. The best estimation tools hone in on a team’s past performance and are supported by their historical data. The major variables in project management estimation are: Complexity of the application New Team / Experienced team Technology (a Web app is built …
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