Podcasts by PM Point of View
Welcome to Project Management Point-of-View (PM-POV).
This podcast series gives you brief and insightful conversations with PM practitioners in a variety of disciplines.
Host Kendall Lott draws on his experience as a PM, as CEO of M Powered Strategies and as former CEO of PMIWDC to explore how project managers create value in surprising places.
Our guests discuss their unique perspectives on project management, its uses, its challenges, its changes, and its future.
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Program Value Management from 2023-10-24T15:12
Challenged by the hosts, Kendall Lott and Mike Hannan, returning guest Steven Devaux takes his value break down structure (the "Golden Triangle") to a new level, looking at quantifying value of ...
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Let it Flow, Success without Force from 2023-08-08T21:19
In this episode, Kendall, Mike, and Wolfram Mueller discuss strategies to improve business workflows using the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Critical Chain Project Management, focused on two t...
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Getting Out of Our Own Way from 2023-06-30T14:36
PM Faceoff: Process vs Principles from 2023-05-22T12:00
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Listener Questions Revealed! from 2023-04-18T20:06
Elevating the Conversation about Project Management, with a twist. In this episode cohosts Mike Hannan and Kendall Lott take on some Listener Feedback...
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UMD PM 4.0 AI&Future for Project Managers from 2023-03-23T19:18
No Luddites here! Episode 3 of the UMD PM Symposium prequal and guests Al Zei...
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So you want to Agile from 2023-02-22T17:39
We all talk Agile, and sometimes we "say we wanna do agile", so this conversation is about the challenges of implementing Agile in different environme...
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Critical Conversations from 2023-01-24T14:30
Managing an AI Project from 2022-12-21T14:00
Value Integration in Project Management from 2022-11-19T22:08
Cognitive PM and Military Planning from 2022-10-19T16:36
Compound Security Threats. Sends a chill through us, yes? Our military expends huge effort in thinking about that future, long-term for planning, short-term planning for execution all to address...
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The Beauty of AHP from 2022-09-20T19:01:22
Analytical Hierarchy Process--check this as it is a method (and you can get tools) that absolutely help you with project prioritization. Co-Host Mike Hannan and I talk with Stuart Easton, CEO o...
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PM Techniques In Ukraine from 2022-08-23T18:30:36
Unleash Flow by Taming It… from 2022-07-19T15:05:36
Episode 100, where a theory based in manufacturing collides with the world of Knowledge Work (yeah, I'm talking about you, PMs) and we find a way to think about Critical Change Project Managemen...
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PM Pessimist Optimist Synthesis from 2022-06-22T13:05:15
Ecosystem Designer from 2022-05-16T14:39:31
PM under Duress from 2022-04-21T19:55:08
PMs how about we get to look at our discipline in action? From the western border of Ukraine, Sergiy Potapov tells us how he chose to have impact by being a PM to deliver humanitarian aid, and what...
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Design Thinking from 2022-03-23T12:55:21
Design mindset, before you even get to design thinking, let's figure out the problem and check assumptions. Guest Charles Lambdin describes the need and method of creating a frame of thought that ...
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Change Management and TOC from 2022-02-22T22:13:55
"I will do what I can, with what I have, where I'm at." This is a different take on change management; we break down what people say about change but linking it to the underlying framework from the...
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Cognitive Behavior from 2022-01-29T22:10:10
"Do all the humans on your team have brains?" Not a comment on ability but on cognition and hardwired biases; if they have brains, they make mistakes in regular patterns. PMs follow the same logica...
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Heretical Agile from 2021-12-21T22:42:06
In this episode, organizational change consultant and expert Agilista Leila Rao grounds us in the reality that investing in people is central to successful Agile transformation. While we’re ofte...
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Project Management Forward from the 2021 UMD Symposium from 2021-11-22T14:00
We know change is constant. So as business practices evolve and new systems & tools are developed, the role of Project Managers and the skills they rely on must change to meet the new demands. P...
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Where has PM Gone? from 2021-10-26T18:14:26
Guest Galen Low, from The Digital Project Manager (DPM), discusses the challenges of the conventional project manager and the ways we define the field. As Lowe addresses, the expansion of the di...
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Effective Communication from the 2021 UMD Symposium from 2021-09-22T13:00
Transformation Attenuation: The loss of signal that occurs as a message moves down the chain from the C suite.
Illusion: The assumption that communication has taken place, when in fact it...
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Product Management and the Toaster from 2021-08-26T14:53:35
A team, a technology, a toaster. A tale of the Product Manager and the Project Manager brought to life as co-hosts Kendall and Mike ride the narrative road with Tom Klaff, the CEO who made it ha...
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Avoiding Failure from the 2021 UMD Symposium from 2021-07-22T12:29:57
The statistics around project success vs. failure are less than heartening, to say the least. For all the tools and expertise PMs bring to the table, we somehow manage to miss the mark more ofte...
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Expectations and Capacity from 2021-06-25T22:01:37
Kendall Lott and Mike Hannan with guest Hilbert Robinson explore exciting topics around product versus project management, setting expectations and how to address the variance between those and ...
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Estimations Oh My! from 2021-05-25T17:06:48
Estimations - they are at the very core of PM activities, the ability to estimate, the reliance others have on our estimations, our continuing white whale pursuit of improved estimations all wor...
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85. Covid&the Art of Fundraising: A Theatre's Tale from 2021-04-23T12:49:20
It was summer 2020. Covid-19 lingered on, with no end in sight. After months of canceled p...
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84. Pandemic at the University from 2021-03-22T13:36:45
How does a graduate program at a university - a program that has assiduously maintained a 100% face-to-face classroom ethos - swing into virtual reality at a moment's notice? The program in ques...
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83. Tips from Behavioral Science from 2021-02-22T13:58:26
Project management is about people: working with people, for people, through people. So it goes to reason that managers who have a deeper understanding of human behavior will be more effective. ...
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2021 Update: How to Claim Your PDUs from 2021-01-28T16:49:12
Starting in January 2021, many of you reached out to us, wondering why you weren't able to claim a PDU for listening to PM Point of View® episodes. The short answer: You CAN continue to claim PD...
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82. View from the C Suite - Part 2 from 2021-01-21T14:00
Where do projects go wrong? What tendencies or approaches of Project Managers are NOT helpful to executives? What do they want their PMs to focus on more? How can PMs move up the ladder? In the ...
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81. Project Teams in a VUCA Context from the 2020 UMD Symposium from 2020-12-22T14:00
Covid-19 has changed the way we operate on every level, including how we manage projects. It has made clear the fragility of our reality, and the fancy dancing required, not only to survive, but...
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80. View from the C Suite - Part 1 from 2020-11-20T14:00
What do executives want from their Project Managers? What are their expectations? What do they like about how PMs work? What do t...
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79. Agile Today from the 2020 UMD Symposium from 2020-10-27T13:00
78. Project Perspective: The Bigger Picture from 2020-09-23T13:00
77. Virtual PM: 2020 and Beyond from 2020-08-27T13:00
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76. Culture and Fit from the 2020 UMD Symposium from 2020-07-28T13:00
75. Milestones in History from 2020-06-23T13:00
The 9/11 boat lift in New York City and the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56 were both hugely successful projects, with important lessons for Project Managers. The leaders did speedy but effect...
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74. Seizing Opportunity from 2020-05-22T13:00
An effective Project Manager can't be stuck in a pre-established plan. You have to be able to re-route in response to current circumstances and developm...
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73. Productivity from 2020-04-23T13:00
According to research and reports such as the Chaos report, the success rate for projects is far from great. Despite all the methods, tools and lessons learned, we seem to be in a holding patter...
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72. Teamraising from 2020-03-25T13:00
If you think of leadership like parenting, then you can comprehend the concept of teamraising. Think nurturing. Good leaders foster an environment where good manners and civility prevail. They p...
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71. The Art of Negotiation from 2020-02-24T14:00
PMs deal with multiple stakeholders - the executives who commission the project; the project team who implements it; and the end users/recipients. They all have needs, requirements and limits. T...
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70. Marketing, Branding and Strategic Survival from 2020-01-22T14:00
When you think of Project Management, do the terms Marketing and Branding come to mind? Maybe they should. In order to survive in today’s fast-paced environment, with its accelerated rate of cha...
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69. Neuroscience in Project Management from 2019-12-19T14:00
Project management is a system designed by humans for humans. Over the course of a prescribed length of time, teams of humans work together to create a process or a product. The closer the proce...
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68. Project Management in the Federal Government from 2019-11-25T14:00
What’s different about managing projects in the Federal Government vs the private sector? For one thing, you have more stakeholders, more rules and restrictions. There is oversight from the Offi...
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67. Cybersecurity in Project Management from 2019-10-21T13:00
Every day we hear about another cyber attack. Another virus that we have to guard against. Defending our digital infrastructure is an ongoing and top priority for every organization. It must als...
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66. Leadership in the 21st Century from 2019-09-23T13:00
When managing millennials do the old rules still apply? (Think servant leader for starters.) What exactly is the science behind effective techniques for team motivation? Need some handy tips for...
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65. Psychometrics: Practical Applications from 2019-08-20T13:00
Do the members of your project team communicate effectively? How well do they really trust one another? What do we mean when we say feedback, and what exactly is a "feedback culture"? What's the...
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64. Risk, Resilience, and Response from 2019-07-23T13:00
This is the first of three episodes featuring highlights from the University of Maryland Project Management Symposium 2019. Here we focus on two of the presentation tracks: Disaster Resilience a...
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63. PMs in a Digital World from 2019-06-20T13:00
When you’re managing a digital project, you need a framework that's so nimble, even Agile might not provide sufficient flexibility. As technology advances at an unrelenting clip, project manager...
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62. Radical Performance from 2019-05-20T13:00
What's the difference between preparation mindset and performance mindset? Did you ever consider that accountability should run horizontally as well as vertically? What's the point of constantly...
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61. Authors II: The Strategic Project Manager from 2019-04-23T13:00
Projects are vehicles for change. The whole point is to add value to your organization and/or your stakeholders. With this in mind, PMs are increasingly charged with keeping an eye on the greate...
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60. High Performance Teams from 2019-03-21T13:00
A former US Marine/Special Ops commander, the co-founders of Leadership Techniques International, and the director/coach of the offshore sailing team at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis talk ab...
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59. Psychometrics: Myers-Briggs and Beyond from 2019-02-20T14:00
Know thyself. Then know your teammates. A key component of effective project management is teamwork. That's not always easy when you bring together people representing a range of ages, backgroun...
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58. VOE I: Working at the Macro Level from 2019-01-22T14:00
Three seasoned Project Management practitioners, teachers, and authors share their insights, observations and what they consider the important issues of the day. Dr. Kenneth Smith talks about te...
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57. Organizational Effectiveness from 2018-12-11T14:00
"Efficiency is about going from inputs to outputs. But effectiveness is about going from outputs to outcomes." So says Charles Chandler, author and podcaster, who discusses his model for organiz...
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56. Knowledge into Practice Part 3: Construction from 2018-11-27T14:00
This is the third in our series from the 2018 symposium at the University of Maryland's Project Management Center for Excellence. For this episode, presenters and speakers talk about project man...
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55. Volunteer Management from 2018-10-22T13:00
Managing Volunteers is key to the success of nonprofits and associations. In this episode of PM Point of View, host Kendall Lott talks with three Volunteer Management experts on the importance, ...
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54. Procurement from 2018-09-25T13:00
Almost every project involves some sort of procurement, whether it's goods, or teams of contractors. In fact, Procurement is one of the ten Knowledge Areas of the PMBOK® Guide, and merits almost...
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53. Knowledge into Practice: Agile from 2018-08-23T13:00
In the second of our 3-part series from University of Maryland's 2018 Project Management symposium, we feature excerpts from presentations in the Agile track: Jeff Dalton on Agility for Leaders;...
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52. PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition: Risk from 2018-07-26T13:00
What do you get when you put a Systems Engineer, a Value Master, a Portfolio Manager, and a Risk Guy at a table together? Answer: an enlightening discussion on Ris...
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51. Knowledge into Practice Part 1: Leadership from 2018-06-26T13:00
“Turning Knowledge Into Practice” was the title of the 2018 symposium hosted by University of Maryland’s Project Center for Excellence. For this episode, we featu... Listen
50. Ethics from 2018-05-24T13:00
According to the Project Management Institute, ethics is about making the best possible decisions concerning people, resources and the environment. Every Project ... Listen
49. Influencers Part VI: Energy from 2018-04-27T14:00
An energy project today might be the development of a car battery that will run an electric car for 200 miles; the placement of wind turbines in an open field; or... Listen
48. New Releases: Conversations with the Authors from 2018-03-22T18:14:31
In the beginning, there was the PMBOK®. Then came the deluge! If you are looking for information on the latest trends, philosophies, and cutting edge methodologies in Project Management, there i...
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47. PMBOK® Guide - 6th Edition: Quality from 2018-02-26T14:00
What does the PMBOK® Guide - 6th Edition say about Quality? It refers to the cost of Quality. And there is a cost to quality – in terms of both money and time. But... Listen
#46: Change Management from 2018-01-30T23:12:20
Being creatures of habit, humans have a hard time with change. But resilience and adaptability have kept us going through the millennia.
Projects inevitably bring about change – whether i...
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#45: PMBOK 6: The Agile Effect from 2017-12-19T18:00
This is the second in a series of roundtable discussions on PMBOK® 6. The focus here is Agile and the Agile Practice Guide, which is included as a supplemental volume in latest PMBOK® Guide. For...
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PMBOK 6: Scope&Schedule from 2017-11-21T17:42:53
For this probing look at the newly released PMBOK 6, we convened a panel of experts for a rousing roundtable discussion. Host Kendall Lott talks with Stephen Devaux, Michael Hannan, and Randall ...
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PM Point of View #43: Winners from 2017-10-30T14:00
Winners
PMI Award Winners discuss projects and their philosophies vis-à-vis Project Management. Learn about how these outstanding PMs went about laying out their vision, ...
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Project Management in International Development from 2017-09-20T15:00
Looking for a challenge? Try managing a project whose stakeholders represent a cross section of cultures, languages, and even governments; where funding can com...
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Looking Ahead from 2017-07-24T19:33:05
This is a compilation of some of the earliest PM Point of View episodes, covering new directions in Project Management. Robert Brese, former CIO of the Departme...
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Influencers Part V - Teamwork from 2017-06-26T14:31:11
Influencers Part IV - Quality from 2017-05-26T21:00
Quality is difficult to define, so how can you guarantee that your project will result in a quality outcome? There are tools you can use and steps Project Manag...
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Systems Engineering from 2017-04-20T16:06:31
Our PM methods face stress in the face of projects that are related to research and development…where systems engineering is the key discipline is needed. The f...
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PM Point of View #37: Influencers Part III - Construction from 2017-03-20T14:20:38
“Projects are the machine that turns the investment into value…I don’t think we are in a shortage of money in the world, but a shortage of good ideas and of peo...
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Influencers in PM: Risk from 2017-02-17T19:48:35
Risk is an organizational problem that reaches into our ability to make sound business decisions. We should think of stakeholders (and activating them ...
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Cultural Resources Management from 2017-01-26T16:55:05
Saving Priceless History! From cracks in the US Capitol Dome, to the dirt of Idaho, to the empty shelves of the Iraq Museum, experts protect the artifacts of ou...
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High Impact Community Leaders from 2016-11-30T16:06:38
Leaders ask the hard questions, the ones others don’t; and they push to get constructive results. And they do this will elevating others to be at their best, making not just a difference, but a...
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PM in Outer Space from 2016-09-19T16:00:53
You’ve seen the movies: satellite imagery tracking the perfect storm, a landing on Mars, scientists peering into scary Deep Space.
Now hear the professionals on this episode that actually...
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Advances in Project Management Part 3: The Organization Leans In from 2016-08-22T11:36:44
Projects exist within the context and value requirements of their organizations. This episode looks at three angles the organization can (should!) take to get the right projects designed for the...
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PM in the Federal Government: Navigating Complexity from 2016-07-26T15:26:08
PM, it’s everywhere, and one of the most interesting places to find it is in the US Federal Government. As one of the largest project-generating bodies in the world (just look at the budget!), t...
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Influencers - Part 1: New Perspectives from 2016-06-07T12:56:50
PMs are often the product of their education—their technical education of how to handle the 10 knowledge areas and perform the activities required to maintain sound processes.
Sadly, that...
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Spies Like Them: Project Management in Intelligence from 2016-05-12T14:19:05
US intelligence operations and analysis has a long history with the project management discipline, and the Central Intelligence Agency has purposefully implemented rigorous organizational level ...
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Advances in PM Part II: Beyond the PMBOK® from 2016-04-04T14:31
In Advances in Project Management Part I we looked at how PMs are really investment managers. In this episode we extend the discussion to look at techniques in getting the value achieved.
Military Transition - Joining the Ranks of Project Management from 2016-03-03T22:29:47
From POG to PM (yes, you have to listen to figure that out!), it’s the PM Point of View podcast, looking at how leaders in project management are putting together the ideas, activities, and chap...
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Advances in PM Part I: Value from 2016-02-03T13:15:27
Heads down on getting things done, project managers often forget (or are left in the dark about) the underlying purpose the projects they are assigned.
Even more, they are rarely told of ...
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Project Failure! from 2015-11-23T19:57:24
We asked for examples of project failure and we got an earful from participants of the PMIWDC 2015 PM Symposium.
From the realities of Federal Government Health Care and IT systems, to th...
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Connections from 2015-10-26T15:19:15
Listen to our three experts give their recommendations on how to build connections, ways to approach networking and how to use LinkedIn well beyond its “job hunting” capacity. Ultimately, making...
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America Counts: The US Census from 2015-10-05T12:29:18
Featuring Lisa Blumerman, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Associate Director for the Decennial Census Programs, this episode takes us on a tour of the portfolio of projects that lead up to the US Censu...
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Hot Topics from the PMI Silver Spring Symposium from 2015-09-18T13:21:12
We present a snapshot of some of the...
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The Campaign Trail: Project Management on the Run from 2015-06-08T12:52:28
Innovation: When 100% is not the Goal from 2015-04-27T13:27:23
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From Vine to Wine: The Vintner’s Tale from 2015-03-27T13:22:46
The Practical Art of Networking from 2015-02-27T14:04:32
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The Creative Process: Music and Project Management from 2015-02-04T16:07:29
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2 Houses Come Together: ASQ and PMI from 2014-12-01T16:56:37
“2 Houses Come Together: ASQ and PMI”
Marcus Parker, President of the Silver Spring Chapter of PMI and board member of the Baltimore chapter of ASQ discusses the relation...
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Culture and Scope at an Exhibition: The Newseum from 2014-10-20T18:42:53
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Corporate Sustainability: Beyond Profitability, Moving To Prosperity from 2014-09-22T11:49:56
“Corporate Sustainability: Beyond Profitability, Moving To Prosperity”
A discussion with Gregory Balestrero about key themes of his book, Organizational Survival : Pr...
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Managing Stakeholders and Making Dreams Come True from 2014-09-08T13:17:50
“Managing Stakeholders and Making Dreams Come True”
With a tale of chiffon and bouquets wrapped around a core of Project Management, Tara about the behind-the-scenes mana...
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Agile: Making It Happen for Uncle Sam from 2014-08-25T19:23:28
A discussion with Jim York and Elizabeth McQueen on the effectiveness of the agile software development approach at the Customs and Border Protection agency – what it takes to make it work, and ...
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Keep It Simple and Communicate from 2014-08-19T14:52:18
Project Managers want to know where they can use their skills now, and what skills they will need in the future: its all about job security. In this podcast we interview Ms. Kimberly Hancher...
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Experience Matters from 2014-08-19T14:52:17
PMs know how to deliver with the disciplines they have learned, but from an executive’s point of view, what’s missing? The answer may surprise you, from this interview with Mr. Bob Brese, CIO of...
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Pragmatism from the Ivory Tower from 2014-08-19T14:52:16
The dramatic increase in project management degree programs leads us to ask, “what is the academic inquiry telling us about the future project management that we hadn't anticipated?” and Mr. Joh...
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The Show Must Go On! from 2014-08-19T14:52:15
A discussion with Deborah Vandergrift, Chief Production Officer at the
Shakespeare Theatre Company on the role of managing productions as projects
in the performing arts...and her ow...
The Transformative Value of Project Management for Non-Profit Organizations from 2014-08-19T14:52:14
Max Skolnik, DC Director for the Taproot Foundation, discusses how Project Management provides a phenomenal set of tools to approach charity work that is part of some new thinking in the non-pro...
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Project Management: the Global Advantage from 2014-08-19T14:52:12
Jordon Sims, Director of Organization Relations and Programs for the Project Management Institute discusses the value of PM and PM credentials globally, has a wide-ranging discussion of the valu...
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