046 - Process, Data & Maturity: is it BS or does it really matter?
We all assume that following process, better data and improved maturity will fix all our PM issues. That make sense, but is it true? What does the data say? This was our question last fall going into...
18 Feb 201941min
045 - Entrepreneurial Project Management with Rolondo Talbott
Today we are joined by Rolondo Talbott who gave an amazing presentation at this year's PMO Symposium. He is going to share with us an amazing story from his time in the military which inspired him to ...
9 Feb 201949min
044 - Dear Project Diary: Project (b)logging to keep your head straight
In today's world we are bombarded with more information than ever before - it's on our mobile devices (social email, etc.), daily stand-ups, 24 hour news networks telling us about how the world is col...
3 Feb 201942min
043 - How to be "The Wolf" - Taking over broken projects
A natural stage in PM professional development is when you become the 'fixer' - the one called in to take over or fix 'broken' critical projects. This is hard, stressful work, and you may wonder why ...
7 Jan 201946min
042 - The Closer: Avoiding Project Acceptance Exceptions
A defining characteristic of a project is that it ends. Finally. Just finish it, right? If it were only that easy! This episode Kate and Kim talk about what it means to close a project, and walk throu...
17 Dec 201837min
041 - Witness me! Justifying Project Management
Have you ever had to justify the value of Project Management in your organization? Doh! So do we. Listen in as we share our best responses to, "is PM really needed?" You don't have to justify the exis...
22 Nov 201843min
040 - I'm a WHAT?! What's the point of personality assessments?
Many companies employ personality assessments to help their team members understand their strengths or communication styles. Are these a waste of time? Or do they have value we can leverage as PMs? To...
12 Nov 201848min
039 - Burning Questions: A Trick or treat bag of listener mail
As we gorge on our kid's leftover Halloween candy, we answer a number of Listener questions left on our Facebook and Linkedin pages. What are some good ways to describe PM-ish duties on a resume/CV? ...
5 Nov 201851min
