Rules For Remote Leadership (with Wayne Turmel from Remote Leadership Institute)
Leading remote teams can be tough - but is it because our teams suck, or because we're not leading our remote teams well? Find out as Ben talks to Wayne, simple rules you can apply to be a better remote leader.
18 Juli 201840min
Pimp Your Agile Ride (with Alexa Huston from Crema)
One way to do optimize your agile approach is to make your meetings or ceremonies more effective. Ben Aston talks to Alexa Huston about sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives to give you the inside track on how you can do them better.
10 Juli 201838min
Save Your Project With A Project Initiation Document (with Maik Stettner from FCV Interactive)
Sometimes projects go off the rails simply because we jump into them too fast. Ben Aston talks to Maik Stettner about how we can use a project initiation document, or project brief to get everyone on the same page at the start of the project to make project kickoffs more effective.
5 Juli 201835min
Stop Pointing Fingers—Use A RACI Chart (with Suze Haworth)
Projects are tricky often because we're working with teams that can be inconsistent, egotistical, and unreliable. So how on earth do we manage a project when we've got all that to contend with along with delivering the project? Ben Aston talks to Suze Haworth to discuss how we can use RACI charts to clearly define roles and responsibilities, stop things falling through the cracks, and prevent misunderstandings on our projects.
21 Juni 201831min
DPM Podcast: Make Sense Of Your Project Manager Responsibilities (With Patrice Embry)
Are you an average project manager or one that's destined for greatness? The difference is not so much about what you do, it's all about how you do it. Ben Aston talks to Patrice Embry to discuss how we can take those everyday responsibilities of a project manager and do them better. Find out what you should really be doing to separate yourself from the pack, and accelerate your PM career.
14 Juni 201830min
Make Your Status Reports Useful (with Robyn Reynolds)
If you've ever got yourself in a pickle on your projects because you didn't have written evidence of your discussions with your clients, then this episode is for you! Ben Aston talks to Robyn Reynolds about the often forgotten status report and how they can save your bacon. Find out what you should put in it, how you can make them less of a pain to create and make them useful for you, the client and your project team.
31 Maj 201827min
Managing Expectations The Right Way (With Natalie Semczuk from Talkanatalk)
We all know communication is a massively important part of our project manager role. But what are the tools we can use to be better at it? One of them is a communications plan. Ben talks to Natalie about how you can use a communication plan to manage expectations better - keep listening to find out how you can stop clients badgering you for information, and get the things you need from your clients!
14 Maj 201831min
Make Your Sprint Retrospectives Awesome—Here’s How (With Alexa Huston From Crema)
Do you feel like your team is making the same mistakes over and over again? It's probably because they are - and it's probably because you're not helping them change! Ben and Alexa talk about how we can use sprint retrospectives to highlight opportunities for change, generate process improvements, and move the team in the right direction. Listen to discover some practical applications to making sprint retrospectives as productive as possible.
30 Apr 201831min
