In this weeks Project Management Paradise interview I speak with Mike Clayton from OnlinePMCourses.com.

Mike has written 13 business books including How to manage a great project and Brilliant Project Leader. Links to all Mikes' books are listed at projectmanagementparadise.com/14.

Mike also wrote a book entitled Risk Happens which is all about Risk Management which our chosen topic for this weeks interview.

Our sponsor today is Cora Systems.

Cora Systems is a leading enterprise portfolio, program and project management solution provider.

If you want to find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit www.corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios. 

Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.

Today’s guest on Project Management Paradise is Frank Balogh from AOL.

Frank is part of the global AOL Platforms group and develops Agile approaches for product development and engineering initiatives.

In this interview Frank and I discuss the Agile Ceiling, Agile versus Waterfall and how to prepare for Agile.

Frank has over 20 years experience in a range of roles so sit back and take in just a taste of his vast expertise.

For show notes check out http://projectmanagementparadise.com/13

This weeks in Project Management Paradise the topic for discussion is Understanding and Leading Team Members with Joe Launi from Project Management Experts.

Our sponsor this week is Cora Systems. 

Cora Systems is a leading enterprise portfolio, program and project management solution provider.

If you want to find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 42 countries around the world, visit www.corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios. 

In this interview Joe and I discuss what motivates and de-motivates project team members so that we can have a truly productive and healthy team.

Joe has a course entitle “Understanding and Leading Team Members”. The class focuses on understanding the traditional motivational theories that have been around since the 1950’s as well as more modern theories over the last 10 years. Once we understand how people “tick” we can apply some approaches to keep them engaged, choose the right human resources to project teams and coach and mentor those resources to become truly productive and healthy team members.

This weeks Project Management Paradise topic for discussion is entitled Why PMP? with Joel Goldfarb from the Project Management Training Company based in Las Vegas.

Joel has over 30 years experience in Project Management Training and shares with us his knowledge on PMP certification, how it compares with other certifications, the scoring process, preparation options and lots more.

You can view/download Joel's presentation entitled Why PMP? from Slideshare.