Scope of Success: Recent Episodes
PMI's Long Island Chapter
The official podcast of PMI's Long Island Chapter brining you business life lessons one episode at a time.
In this final episode of Agile Camp 2018 we talk with Agile Camp co-founder Stacey Louie about the vide for the year and overall experience.
In this Agile Camp 2018 episode we give an update of the event and speak with Alexander Alarid about consulting and all things Agile.
In this Agile Camp 2018 episode Brian and James speak with Peter Mcdonald giving his perspective of attending Agile Camp
In this Agile Camp 2018 episode Brian and James speak with Alexxis Holquin about Scrum Alliance. The Benefits of certifications and how to go about it. Scrumalliance.org
James also shares a story about the road.
In this episode Brian and James speak with Scott Ambler about his latest book Executive's Guide to Disciplined Agile. Check out Scotts book at Amazon.com
Also discussed was Agile Camp's keynote Alison Levine and her assent to Mount Everest.
Brian and James are at Agile camp 2018 and spoke with Josh Seiden about speaking at Agile Camp and his book Sense & Respond.
They discussed the difference between the assembly of yesterday and the immersion of Agile and the future of production.
Check out his book on Amazon
Brian and James are attending the Agile Camp 2018 conference. The following episodes are recorded live from the event. This is the event open.
In this full length episode Brian speaks with Aliki about her journeys traveling around the world, exploring, speaking and meeting with PMI Chapter members.
Brian and Aliki spoke about the end of her trip visiting Sri Lanka, to Georgia (the country) through western Europe and back home to Montreal. It was 8 months, 18 countries, 66 447 km, 85 stops, and countless project encounters.
Aliki's travel's - https://www.alikienroute.com/
Big Apple Scrum Day 2018
In this final episode of the convention Brian & James spoke with Scrum Apple founder and head organizer. They discuss what goes into making this event happen and how they use Agile to be a success.
https://www.bigapplescrumday.org/
Big Apple Scrum Day 2018
In this episode Brian & James spoke with Kalpesh Shah about his discovery of a great Stand up hack that had an amazing impact on teams all over.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpeshshahasu
http://standuppoker.com/
Big Apple Scrum Day 2018
In this episode Brian & James spoke with Hunter Tammaro and Julie Wyman about different types of Agile
Big Apple Scrum Day 2018
In this episode Brian & James spoke with Jim York about how he manages challenges and processes of Agile Coaching
https://www.bigapplescrumday.org/
Big Apple Scrum Day 2018
In this episode we speak with Steve Moran from Eliassen Group. Find out what makes a good agile training and why businesses need coaches.
http://www.eliassen.com/
https://www.bigapplescrumday.org/
Big Apple Scrum Day 2018 - Series
In this episode Brian & James spoke with Jeff Patton about user mapping stories the importances of product testing.
pmilic.org
http://agilecamp.org/
https://doodles.google.com/d4g/vote.html
Storybookempire.com
https://www.amazon.com/User-Story-Mapping-Discover-Product/dp/1491904909/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526052519&sr=8-1&keywords=jeff+patton
Brian & James are recording live at Big Apple Scrum day Conference in New York City. It's going to be a mini series recording at the event, speaking to keynotes, sponsors and attendees. Stay turned for all the excitement.
https://www.bigapplescrumday.org/
In this mini episode Brian spoke with Aliki about her recent travels in Vietnam. Find out about the local culture and industry of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Brian also discussed his progress with his kickstarter campaign.
Brian's Kickstarter campaign - storybookempire.com
Aliki's travel's - https://www.alikienroute.com/
In this episode Brian was joined by guest Lou Corso that talked about his company he founded usuggestit.com
Learn the path he found to create an amazing idea
Show sponsors:
http://thestorybookempire.com/
http://academyleadership.com/
In this episode Brian & James discussed projects they are working on. Brian talked about his kickstarter campaign where he has a project of creating a Children's book and donating the proceeds from the sales of the book to help military families in need.
http://storybookempire.com/
They also spoke with their guest Kendall Lott about walking the Appalachian trail and the meaning behind his great walk. http://www.mpoweredstrategies.com
In this mini episode we check in with Aliki at the Sydney Airport, boarding a plane for Singapore.
Aliki talks about her time in the land down under, Australia and her travels to New Zealand while meeting up with PMI Chapter members from both countries.
To learn more about about Aliki's travel's visit https://www.alikienroute.com/
In this mini episode we speak with our Foreign Correspondent Aliki as she continues her travels live from Easter Island. On this remote and mysterious island we get the live perspective of what it's like to travel and explore.
To learn more about about Aliki's travel's visit https://www.alikienroute.com/
In this episode we spoke with friend of the show Andrew Tarvin about his latest book "United States of Laughter" We found the inspiration and journey Andrew took in traveling around all 50 states giving talks and performing stand up comedy.
We also found out the location of the Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo burrito.
You can buy Andrew's book "The United States of Laugher at Amazon.com
If you want to stay connected, you can find him on Twitter, LinkedIn, or join humor that works newsletter. No spam, just content and updates. lol
In this mini episode we speak with out Foreign Correspondent traveling the world Aliki Courmanopoulos, M.Phil. PMP. After having stop and toured Peru she is currently in Sucre Bolivia.
We learn what the location industry is and what is the common factor between PMI Chapters in South America that we all can all take a lessons from.
To learn more about about Aliki's travel's visit https://www.alikienroute.com/
In this episode Brian and James discuss email styles and proper etiquette. They also speak with guest Nick Himonidis from NGH Group, an agency that provides digital forensics litigation support and expert testimony. Had an amazing conversation about digital discovery and HBO's The Wire.
https://www.thenghgroup.com/
In this mini- episode we spoke with our foreign correspondent Aliki live from her world tour. We learned the goal and the subset of her goal that help fulfill her dream of traveling the world.
To learn more about about Aliki's travel's visit https://www.alikienroute.com/
In this episode James and Brian talk about where to get good advice, who should you speak to? We also speak with our guest Thomas Nestor about advice and learn his journey of public speaking and self awareness and even working with the Great Motivational speaking guru (even though he's not your guru) Tony Robbins.
http://www.thomasnestor.com/
In this episode with talk with our guest about Technology from Today and hundreds of years ago. How the Steam engine is similar to the driverless car. We also discuss the Steamship Savannah and it's historical crossing of the Atlantic on just 71hp of Steam horsepower. Guest - John Laurence Busch
Check out John's book Steam Coffin at Amazon.com
In this episode Brian & James talk about the importance of being prepare and having a successful routine. They also speak with there guest Capt Ed. Vera about project management and the Marines 242 birthday. Guest Capt. Ed Vera
http://www.military.com/marine-corps-birthday
http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Docs/lejeuneMessage2004.pdf
https://www.toysfortots.org/
In this episode we speak with the founder of International Project Management Day Frank Saladis. We learn the inspiration behind the day and what it means for people in the Project Management Profession. Brian also sings karaoke and James gives the worst idea of the show. Guest Frank Saladis
http://internationalpmday.org/about-ipm-day/
Promance is born at Professional organizations and how they benefit you in your career. Guests are Peter Goldsmith and Paul Trapani the President and Vice President of LISTnet
To learn more or to become a member visit
listnet.org
In this special episode Brian and James were guests on Radio Jobline hosted by Mentor and friend of Scope of Success Scott Passeser. Here's the Radio Jobline episode.
Learn more about Radio Jobline at: http://linewsradio.com/radiojobline/
In this BONUS episode at Agile Camp Brian & James spoke with Greeta Wilson about improving the customer experience with Agile. Also Agile in the 80's tv show the A-Team....?
About Greeta:
Geeta Wilson is a highly innovative and transformational Customer Experience and Operational Excellence leader with extensive domestic and international experience in start-ups, Fortune 500 companies such as NCR Corporation, and Humana, a Fortune 100 company.
Geeta is the founder of Humana’s FastStart Consumer Experience lab, an enterprise customer-centric movement that challenges convention and corporate routines. Using methods from Lean Start-up, Agile/Scrum, Design Thinking, and Lean Six Sigma to accelerate speed-to-market across all lines of business, the FastStart team has brought its disruptive CX approach to thousands of Humana associates and leaders.
Geeta has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal’s CIO Journal, and 1:1 Media. She was recognized by American City Business Journals (Louisville Business First) among its 2017 “People to Know” and by MM&M as one of its 2017 Top 40 Healthcare Transformers.
The FastStart lab was honored with a 2016 Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) Innovation Award. Geeta’s recent speaking engagements focusing on the consumer experience include Forrester CXNYC 2016 and 2017 conferences, 2016 CXPA Insight Exchange, 2016 Lean Startup conference, and Dreamforce 2016, the largest tech conference in the world.
In this final Agile Camp episode we talk with Stacey Louie, Enterprise Agile Coach and former CIO/CTO heading Product Management, Software Development, and TechOps and co-founder of Agile Camp.
We some up our thoughts on the event and get Stacey's perspective and thoughts on how he has helped create an amazing opportunity for Agile professionals to meet.
In this Agile Camp episode we speak with Scott Ambler and his 22 books and learn about Disciplined Agile
Check out Scott's many books on Amazon
Continue to discuss Agile Camp, reflecting on keynotes. We speak with our guest Sam McAfee and discuss his keynote address and why he attended and what is his take away.
In this episode we talk about benefits of Agile Camp and lessons learns. We also speak with Rich Sheridan the Author and Keynote speak. Rich talks about his professional and personal journey to find Joy and increase business productivity.
Check out Rich Sheridan's book Joy, Inc. How We Built a Workplace People Love at Amazon
https://www.menloinnovations.com/joyinc/
In this Agile Camp episode we spoke with Jeff Fraleigh from Cast Hightlight a company analyzes your Agile software for efficiency
https://www.casthighlight.com/
In this Agile Camp episode we spoke with Author/Presenter Mark Lines about An Executive Guide to Disciplined Agile.
Check out Mark's book at Amazon
In this Agile Camp episode we speak with an Agile Camper attendee Michael Charles and PMI Long Island member. Michael spoke about the benefits of attending and power networking.
Recording live at Agile Camp 2017. In this episode we talk with David Marquet about how he changed the style of management with huge positive benefits.
Check out David's book at Amazon.
In this episode we talk with Stephen Harkins the PMO Vice President at Estee lauder cosmetics and learn about what a PMO office does and how it helps companies succeed. Brian also pitches a new product with varied interest.
http://www.esteelauder.com/
In this episode Brian and James interviewed Bill & Brian from the Great Albums Podcast. The #1 rated podcast for music on iTunes. Find out the secret of their success and what podcasting is all about.
http://thegreatalbums.libsyn.com/
http://www.thegreatalbums.com/
In this episode we were live at NYIT on the Old Westbury campus. Scope of Success's very own James won Board member of 2017 for PMI Long Island. We had an amazing panel discussion about innovation and project management all in front of a live studio audience.
Our panel is John Depasquale, Mike Nizich and Hannan Sayed.
Some of the companies we mentioned.
- wewalkdaily.com
- scoutjr.com
- uniquehunters.com
- nyit.edu
- ca.com
In this episode we talk about getting sponsorship for an organization and different ways to view project management from it's origins with Guest Ted Kallman.
Check out Ted Kallman's books at Amazon.com
In this episode we are at the Leadership in Management conference in Rochester NY.
We talk about "Hot Buttons" Which are Meet, Learn, Help, these questions help answer questions that help employees achieve their goals. Our guest is Cynthia D'Amour
In this episode we talk about fellow podcaster from the Project Management Podcast Alliance (PMPA) Kendal Lott and his trek walking the Appalachian Trail. You can track his progress by checking out the Scope of Success Facebook page where we shared his posts.
Also we discussed process management and how efficiency can lead to your ultimate success with Guest Matt Wilson.
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In this episode we talk about comedy and how doing improv helps with your business career. We even did an improv exercise with our guest Micheal Rock.
To learn more about improv goto Long Island Improv - http://longislandimprov.org/
In this episode we learn that Great ScrumMasters are rare. If you have one in your company, you have greater chance to be successful. Regrettably the role of ScrumMaster is underestimated in most of the organizations, but without great ScrumMaster your team will never shine or in other words be efficient, and high-performing. Guest Zuzi Sochova.
Check out Zuzi's book here
Twitter @zuzuzka
In this episode we learn about Product Owners encountering challenging situations (conversations, negotiations, decisions) every day. Yet, much of the role’s focus is towards stories and backlogs. Here we’ll practice handling those myriad of “situations”. Guest Bob Galen. Learn more about Bob Galen at rgalen.com
In this episode we talk about the culture and working style at Spotify as well as our guest's Benji Portwin journey that lead him to working there.
In this episode we continue to discuss Big Apple Scrum Day and our guest talks to us about blending Product Thinking with Architecture. Guest/Joel Tosi
In this episode we talk about Agile in HR how it changes from the traditional method and making companies more success. Guest Fabiola Eyholzer. Check out her company. Just leading Solutions
In this episode we are taking about our Big Apple Scrum Day experience, and the importance of working in a safe space. Guest Tim Ottinger. Check out Tim's book on amazon.com
We are recording Live at Big Apple Scrum Day. Brian & James kicked off the days event by speaking with the founder and organizer Dana Pylayeva. Learn more
Big Apple Scrum Day (BASD2017) is a one day community conference focused on Scrum/Agile principles and practices. Our conference is about sharing knowledge and supporting local community, discovering new practices and learning from your peers.
If you were one of the over 550 participants from our previous conferences, you'll remember the sense of community, the inspiring keynotes, the diverse sessions and workshops and our all-time favorite Coaching Clinic.
In this episode we talk about the advantages of getting out of bed early. We learn what everyone has for breakfast, plus leadership and keys to success with our guest. David Barrett
Check out David's Book on Amazon.
In this episode we talked about righting a wrong, not giving give. Our guest talked about Quality controls and working for New York State in Albany. Chad Dehmier
In this episode we talked about re-creating yourself, becoming a leader and the qualities needed to be a great one with our very respected guest, Tom Deierlein. We also discussed Tom's amazing journey through military and giving back.
Please visit Tom's foundation - http://tdfoundation.org/
Bio - Tom Deierlein, a 1989 graduate of West Point, is a successful serial entrepreneur, Airborne Ranger, Wounded Warrior and angel investor. He is passionate about leader development, business ethics, sales, overcoming adversity, and helping others less fortunate both locally and globally.
Tom was recently named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year, Greater Washington and is the co-founder and current CEO of ThunderCat Technology a systems integrator that specializes in data center solutions for the Federal government.
A Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient, Tom is a retired U.S. Army Major and Operation Iraqi Freedom Vet. In September 2006, he was shot by a sniper and critically wounded. He has been quoted and featured in Forbes, The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, PARADE, FOX News, and MSNBC.com.
In the Fall of 2006 he co-founded the TD Foundation which provides aid to children of wounded warriors and fallen heroes. He is a facilitator with Academy Leadership and conduct workshops that generate 36 PDU's for PMPs.
Tom earned a Masters of Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California in 1993 and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business in 2000.
In this episode we talk about our new sponsor PMINYC and the alliance we formed with PMI Washington - Point of View and PM Fix My Project Chaos podcasts.
We also had fun talking about the body language of success with our guest and author Michael Nir. See find Michaels books visit amazon.com
In this episode we show how you can succeed taking one step at a time. We also speak with radio/tv personality Scott Passeser about his start and what it takes to find a job. We also take about his connections with Larry King and King of All Media Howard Stern. Guest Scott Passeser
Scott Passeser -Vice President - Executive Alliance Radio Jobline - LI News Radio
In this episode Brian & James lifted their self imposed ban on talking about politics to discuss when and where it should be used and all about the New York State Assembly with guest Michelle Schimel
In this episode we talk to the co-founder and CEO of brandyourself.com who also appeared on the ABC Primetime show Shark Tank. Check out this episode and see if he got a deal. Guest Patrick Ambron
Patrick's episode of ABC's Shark Thank
In this episodes we take about how important preparing is for interviews, presentations or anything in life, plus an amazing road trip. Guest Andrew Tarvin
Andrew's company www.humorthatworks.com
Andrew's book 501 Ways to Use Humor
In this episode we talk about what program management is and the best skills for the job. Guest Jean Cronan.
In this episode we talk about building an app and the Marketing. Guest Michael Milutis.
In this episode we talk about how taking on a personal business project can lead to success in ways you might not have imaged from the beginning. Guest Steve Rosenbaum
In this episode we talk about running an online video business and must have attributes in an employee. Guest Mark Lassoff
In this episode we find out more about PMI Long Island and it's president elect. Learning the importance of being in a professional organization. We also discuss the PMP exam. Guest Peter Pilgrim.
In this episode we talk about the power of volunteering and how it can increase your networking and improve your business relationships. We also discussed the PMP exam from the point of view from a recent PMP. Guest is Greg Haggerty
In this episode we talk about speed interviewing and even have a competition between Brian & James. Guest Maria Frey
In this episode we talk about running an online business with our guest that has done just that many times over and has lived to tell what comes next. We also talk about the importance of SEO. Our guest is Jason Lazrus.
In this episode we talk about mentoring entrepreneurs. Looking at the qualities needed and the attitude to make it in the business world. We also spoke about the keyboardists for the Band Dream Theater which is also our guests brother. Guest Jonathan Rudes
In this episode we talk about personal branding and being in the social media world. Our guest is Jesse Fewell.
In this episode we discuss the benefits of working in a shared work space. Our guest Phil Rugile runs Launchpad Huntington, a shared work space and entrepreneurial think tank
In this episode we speak with one of PMI Long Island chapter's founders and current member of the board of directors. Steve Potter talks to us about interviewing questions and styles that lead to success.